#ab89cf

Color #ab89cf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ab89cf

RGB

rgb(171, 137, 207)

HSL

hsl(269.1, 42.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.1, 33.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(62.55, 26.49, -31.28)

LCH

lch(62.55, 40.99, 310.26)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1067, 306.04)

HWB

hwb(269.1, 53.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adcf89

Analogous

#898acf

#ab89cf

#ce89cf

Triadic

#ab89cf

#cfab89

#89cfab

Split-complementary

#ab89cf

#cfce89

#8acf89

Tetradic

#ab89cf

#cf89ad

#adcf89

#89cfab

Square

#ab89cf

#cf898a

#adcf89

#89cfce

Shades

Color #ab89cf mixed toward black.

#8e60bf

#7142a3

#55327a

#392152

#1c1129

Tints

Color #ab89cf mixed toward white.

#b99dd7

#c7b0df

#d5c4e7

#e3d8ef

#f1ebf7

Tones

Color #ab89cf mixed toward gray.

#ab8fc9

#ab95c3

#ac9bbe

#aca0b8

#aca6b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dc1 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa2bd · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#aab5b2 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab89cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab89cf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab89cf (#ab89cf) is rgb(171, 137, 207) in RGB.

No, #ab89cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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