#ab8ca7

Color #ab8ca7

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8ca7

RGB

rgb(171, 140, 167)

HSL

hsl(307.7, 15.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.7, 18.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 2.3%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.83, 16.47, -9.8)

LCH

lch(61.83, 19.17, 329.25)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.053, 330.48)

HWB

hwb(307.7, 54.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cab90

Analogous

#a08cab

#ab8ca7

#ab8c98

Triadic

#ab8ca7

#a7ab8c

#8ca7ab

Split-complementary

#ab8ca7

#98ab8c

#8caba0

Tetradic

#ab8ca7

#ab908c

#8cab90

#8ca7ab

Square

#ab8ca7

#aba08c

#8cab90

#8c98ab

Shades

Color #ab8ca7 mixed toward black.

#956e90

#785874

#5a4257

#3c2c3a

#1e161d

Tints

Color #ab8ca7 mixed toward white.

#b99fb6

#c7b2c4

#d5c6d3

#e3d9e2

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #ab8ca7 mixed toward gray.

#a88fa5

#a691a3

#a394a1

#a1969f

#9e999d

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

#9f9ea1 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a0 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#aa9c9b · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8ca7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8ca7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab8ca7 (#ab8ca7) is rgb(171, 140, 167) in RGB.

No, #ab8ca7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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