#ab9db4

Color #ab9db4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9db4

RGB

rgb(171, 157, 180)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 13.3%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 12.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.57, 9.46, -10.04)

LCH

lch(66.57, 13.79, 313.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0364, 312.33)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 61.6%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b49d

Analogous

#a09db4

#ab9db4

#b49db2

Triadic

#ab9db4

#b4ab9d

#9db4ab

Split-complementary

#ab9db4

#b2b49d

#9db4a0

Tetradic

#ab9db4

#b49da6

#a6b49d

#9db4ab

Square

#ab9db4

#b4a09d

#a6b49d

#9db2b4

Shades

Color #ab9db4 mixed toward black.

#907d9c

#74617f

#57495f

#3a3140

#1d1820

Tints

Color #ab9db4 mixed toward white.

#b9adc1

#c7becd

#d5ceda

#e3dee6

#f1eff3

Tones

Color #ab9db4 mixed toward gray.

#ab9fb2

#aaa1b0

#aaa3ae

#a9a5ac

#a9a7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5af · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a7ae · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#aaabaa · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9db4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9db4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab9db4 (#ab9db4) is rgb(171, 157, 180) in RGB.

No, #ab9db4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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