#ab9ada

Color #ab9ada

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.8

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

Conversions

HEX

#ab9ada

RGB

rgb(171, 154, 218)

HSL

hsl(255.9, 46.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.9, 29.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 29.4%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(67.15, 19.39, -30.29)

LCH

lch(67.15, 35.96, 302.63)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0931, 296.21)

HWB

hwb(255.9, 60.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9da9a

Analogous

#9aa9da

#ab9ada

#cb9ada

Triadic

#ab9ada

#daab9a

#9adaab

Split-complementary

#ab9ada

#dacb9a

#a9da9a

Tetradic

#ab9ada

#da9ac9

#c9da9a

#9adaab

Square

#ab9ada

#da9aa9

#c9da9a

#9adacb

Shades

Color #ab9ada mixed toward black.

#856cc9

#6142b5

#493288

#30215b

#18112d

Tints

Color #ab9ada mixed toward white.

#b9abe0

#c7bce6

#d5ccec

#e3ddf3

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #ab9ada mixed toward gray.

#ad9fd5

#b0a5cf

#b2aaca

#b5afc5

#b7b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4cd · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a6ca · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#aac2bf · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9ada;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9ada]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ab9ada (#ab9ada) is rgb(171, 154, 218) in RGB.

No, #ab9ada is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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 #ab9ada, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast