#ab95ab

Color #ab95ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab95ab

RGB

rgb(171, 149, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.6%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 12.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.24, 12.16, -8.48)

LCH

lch(64.24, 14.82, 325.11)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0404, 326)

HWB

hwb(300, 58.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95ab95

Analogous

#a095ab

#ab95ab

#ab95a0

Triadic

#ab95ab

#abab95

#95abab

Split-complementary

#ab95ab

#a0ab95

#95aba0

Tetradic

#ab95ab

#ab9595

#95ab95

#95abab

Square

#ab95ab

#aba095

#95ab95

#95a0ab

Shades

Color #ab95ab mixed toward black.

#937793

#775e77

#594759

#3b2f3b

#1e181e

Tints

Color #ab95ab mixed toward white.

#b9a7b9

#c7b8c7

#d5cad5

#e3dce3

#f1edf1

Tones

Color #ab95ab mixed toward gray.

#a997a9

#a799a7

#a59aa5

#a49ca4

#a29ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a6 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a5a5 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#aaa2a1 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab95ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab95ab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab95ab (#ab95ab) is rgb(171, 149, 171) in RGB.

No, #ab95ab 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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