#ab88c0

Color #ab88c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ab88c0

RGB

rgb(171, 136, 192)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 30.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 29.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(61.72, 23.78, -24.13)

LCH

lch(61.72, 33.88, 314.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0894, 312.42)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 53.3%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dc088

Analogous

#8f88c0

#ab88c0

#c088b9

Triadic

#ab88c0

#c0ab88

#88c0ab

Split-complementary

#ab88c0

#b9c088

#88c08f

Tetradic

#ab88c0

#c0889d

#9dc088

#88c0ab

Square

#ab88c0

#c08f88

#9dc088

#88b9c0

Shades

Color #ab88c0 mixed toward black.

#9264ad

#764c8f

#58396b

#3b2647

#1d1324

Tints

Color #ab88c0 mixed toward white.

#b99ccb

#c7b0d5

#d5c3e0

#e3d7ea

#f1ebf5

Tones

Color #ab88c0 mixed toward gray.

#aa8dbb

#a991b7

#a796b2

#a69bad

#a59fa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db4 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa2b2 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#a9aba8 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab88c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab88c0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab88c0 (#ab88c0) is rgb(171, 136, 192) in RGB.

No, #ab88c0 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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