#ab8ca2

Color #ab8ca2

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8ca2

RGB

rgb(171, 140, 162)

HSL

hsl(317.4, 15.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.4, 18.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 5.3%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.67, 15.53, -7.2)

LCH

lch(61.67, 17.12, 335.13)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0482, 336.68)

HWB

hwb(317.4, 54.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cab95

Analogous

#a58cab

#ab8ca2

#ab8c93

Triadic

#ab8ca2

#a2ab8c

#8ca2ab

Split-complementary

#ab8ca2

#93ab8c

#8caba5

Tetradic

#ab8ca2

#ab958c

#8cab95

#8ca2ab

Square

#ab8ca2

#aba58c

#8cab95

#8c93ab

Shades

Color #ab8ca2 mixed toward black.

#956e8a

#78586e

#5a4253

#3c2c37

#1e161c

Tints

Color #ab8ca2 mixed toward white.

#b99fb2

#c7b2c1

#d5c6d1

#e3d9e0

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #ab8ca2 mixed toward gray.

#a88fa1

#a691a0

#a3949f

#a1969e

#9e999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7:1

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

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e9d · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a29c · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#aa9998 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8ca2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ab8ca2 (#ab8ca2) is rgb(171, 140, 162) in RGB.

No, #ab8ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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