#ab8daf

Color #ab8daf

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8daf

RGB

rgb(171, 141, 175)

HSL

hsl(292.9, 17.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.9, 19.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(62.34, 17.45, -13.57)

LCH

lch(62.34, 22.11, 322.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0597, 322.34)

HWB

hwb(292.9, 55.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91af8d

Analogous

#9a8daf

#ab8daf

#af8da2

Triadic

#ab8daf

#afab8d

#8dafab

Split-complementary

#ab8daf

#a2af8d

#8daf9a

Tetradic

#ab8daf

#af8d91

#91af8d

#8dafab

Square

#ab8daf

#af9a8d

#91af8d

#8da2af

Shades

Color #ab8daf mixed toward black.

#946e99

#77577c

#5a415d

#3c2b3e

#1e161f

Tints

Color #ab8daf mixed toward white.

#b9a0bc

#c7b3ca

#d5c6d7

#e3d9e4

#f1ecf2

Tones

Color #ab8daf mixed toward gray.

#a990ac

#a793a9

#a596a7

#a298a4

#a09ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa8 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a3a6 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#aaa1a0 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8daf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8daf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab8daf (#ab8daf) is rgb(171, 141, 175) in RGB.

No, #ab8daf 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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