#ab8baf

Color #ab8baf

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8baf

RGB

rgb(171, 139, 175)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 18.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 20.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(61.84, 18.58, -14.32)

LCH

lch(61.84, 23.46, 322.38)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0635, 322.55)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 54.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8faf8b

Analogous

#998baf

#ab8baf

#af8ba1

Triadic

#ab8baf

#afab8b

#8bafab

Split-complementary

#ab8baf

#a1af8b

#8baf99

Tetradic

#ab8baf

#af8b8f

#8faf8b

#8bafab

Square

#ab8baf

#af998b

#8faf8b

#8ba1af

Shades

Color #ab8baf mixed toward black.

#956c9a

#78557c

#5a405d

#3c2b3e

#1e151f

Tints

Color #ab8baf mixed toward white.

#b99ebc

#c7b2ca

#d5c5d7

#e3d8e4

#f1ecf2

Tones

Color #ab8baf mixed toward gray.

#a98eac

#a691a9

#a494a6

#a297a3

#9f9aa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a5 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#aaa19f · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8baf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab8baf (#ab8baf) is rgb(171, 139, 175) in RGB.

No, #ab8baf 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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