#ab9dad

Color #ab9dad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9dad

RGB

rgb(171, 157, 173)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 8.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 9.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.36, 8.08, -6.44)

LCH

lch(66.36, 10.33, 321.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0278, 322.02)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 61.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fad9d

Analogous

#a39dad

#ab9dad

#ad9da7

Triadic

#ab9dad

#adab9d

#9dadab

Split-complementary

#ab9dad

#a7ad9d

#9dada3

Tetradic

#ab9dad

#ad9d9f

#9fad9d

#9dadab

Square

#ab9dad

#ada39d

#9fad9d

#9da7ad

Shades

Color #ab9dad mixed toward black.

#917f94

#756478

#584b5a

#3b323c

#1d191e

Tints

Color #ab9dad mixed toward white.

#b9adbb

#c7bec8

#d5ced6

#e3dee4

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ab9dad mixed toward gray.

#aa9eac

#a9a0aa

#a8a1a9

#a7a2a8

#a6a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a9 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a8 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#aaa6a6 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9dad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9dad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab9dad (#ab9dad) is rgb(171, 157, 173) in RGB.

No, #ab9dad 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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