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#AB89B3

#ab89b3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ab89b3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 53.73% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.47% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 288.57°, with 21.65% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.97.

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Relative luminance0.298

Complementary

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #91b389

Split complementary

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #a6b389
  3. #89b396

Analogous

  1. #9689b3
  2. #ab89b3
  3. #b389a6

Triadic

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #b3ab89
  3. #89b3ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #b38991
  3. #91b389
  4. #89b3ab

Square

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #b39689
  3. #91b389
  4. #89a6b3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4063
  2. #885e92
  3. #ab89b3
  4. #ccb8d1
  5. #ede6ef

Shades

#ab89b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #9a7ba1
  3. #896e8f
  4. #78607d
  5. #67526b
  6. #56455a
  7. #443748
  8. #332936
  9. #221b24
  10. #110e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab89b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #b395bb
  3. #bca1c2
  4. #c4acca
  5. #cdb8d1
  6. #d5c4d9
  7. #ddd0e1
  8. #e6dce8
  9. #eee7f0
  10. #f7f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab89b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab89b3
  2. #a788ae
  3. #a287a9
  4. #9e86a4
  5. #9a859f
  6. #96859a
  7. #918494
  8. #8d838f
  9. #89828a
  10. #848185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e90a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8592b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c96b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac8d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9991b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab8ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab89b3 {
  color: #ab89b3;
}
Background
.bg-ab89b3 {
  background-color: #ab89b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab89b3 {
  border: 2px solid #ab89b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab89b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 137 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 22% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab89b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab89b3, #b389a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab89b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 137 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.97 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.08 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.96 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.21 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.61 #54764c Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ab89b3  rgb(171, 137, 179)  hsl(289, 22%, 62%)  Lilac
#91b389  rgb(145, 179, 137)  hsl(109, 22%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3ab89  rgb(179, 171, 137)  hsl(49, 22%, 62%)  Sage
#89b3ab  rgb(137, 179, 171)  hsl(169, 22%, 62%)  Opal