#ab86cd

Color #ab86cd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab86cd

RGB

rgb(171, 134, 205)

HSL

hsl(271.3, 41.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.3, 34.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(61.75, 27.74, -31.39)

LCH

lch(61.75, 41.89, 311.47)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.1093, 307.6)

HWB

hwb(271.3, 52.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8cd86

Analogous

#8886cd

#ab86cd

#cd86cb

Triadic

#ab86cd

#cdab86

#86cdab

Split-complementary

#ab86cd

#cbcd86

#86cd88

Tetradic

#ab86cd

#cd86a8

#a8cd86

#86cdab

Square

#ab86cd

#cd8886

#a8cd86

#86cbcd

Shades

Color #ab86cd mixed toward black.

#8f5ebc

#7342a0

#563278

#3a2150

#1d1128

Tints

Color #ab86cd mixed toward white.

#b99ad5

#c7aede

#d5c3e6

#e3d7ee

#f1ebf7

Tones

Color #ab86cd mixed toward gray.

#ab8cc7

#ab92c1

#aa98bb

#aa9eb5

#aaa4af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cbf · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea1bb · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a9b3b0 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 22.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab86cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab86cd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ab86cd (#ab86cd) is rgb(171, 134, 205) in RGB.

No, #ab86cd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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