#ab96d7

Color #ab96d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ab96d7

RGB

rgb(171, 150, 215)

HSL

hsl(259.4, 44.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.4, 30.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(66.04, 20.96, -30.34)

LCH

lch(66.04, 36.88, 304.64)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0954, 298.82)

HWB

hwb(259.4, 58.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d796

Analogous

#96a2d7

#ab96d7

#cc96d7

Triadic

#ab96d7

#d7ab96

#96d7ab

Split-complementary

#ab96d7

#d7cc96

#a2d796

Tetradic

#ab96d7

#d796c2

#c2d796

#96d7ab

Square

#ab96d7

#d796a2

#c2d796

#96d7cc

Shades

Color #ab96d7 mixed toward black.

#886ac6

#6643b0

#4d3284

#332258

#1a112c

Tints

Color #ab96d7 mixed toward white.

#b9a8de

#c7b9e4

#d5cbeb

#e3dcf2

#f1eef8

Tones

Color #ab96d7 mixed toward gray.

#ad9cd2

#afa1cc

#b1a6c7

#b3acc1

#b5b1bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ca · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a5c6 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#aabebc · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab96d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab96d7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ab96d7 (#ab96d7) is rgb(171, 150, 215) in RGB.

No, #ab96d7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ab96d7, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast