#ab9db5

Color #ab9db5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9db5

RGB

rgb(171, 157, 181)

HSL

hsl(275, 14%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 13.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.6, 9.66, -10.55)

LCH

lch(66.6, 14.3, 312.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0377, 311.34)

HWB

hwb(275, 61.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b59d

Analogous

#9f9db5

#ab9db5

#b59db3

Triadic

#ab9db5

#b5ab9d

#9db5ab

Split-complementary

#ab9db5

#b3b59d

#9db59f

Tetradic

#ab9db5

#b59da7

#a7b59d

#9db5ab

Square

#ab9db5

#b59f9d

#a7b59d

#9db3b5

Shades

Color #ab9db5 mixed toward black.

#907d9d

#736180

#574960

#3a3040

#1d1820

Tints

Color #ab9db5 mixed toward white.

#b9adc1

#c7bece

#d5ceda

#e3dee6

#f1eff3

Tones

Color #ab9db5 mixed toward gray.

#ab9fb3

#aaa1b1

#aaa3af

#aaa5ad

#a9a7ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b0 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a7ae · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#aaabaa · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9db5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9db5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab9db5 (#ab9db5) is rgb(171, 157, 181) in RGB.

No, #ab9db5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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