#AB79BD#AB79BD
#AB79BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.113 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB79BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 121, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 31.61, -28.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 42.29, 318.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.1% 0.0822 -0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.1% 0.113 316.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8159, 26.0076, 51.4255) |
| Luminance | 0.2601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.83
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.68
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.92
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.01
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB79BD #8BBD79
analogous
#8979BD #AB79BD #BD79AD
triadic
#AB79BD #BDAB79 #79BDAB
tetradic
#AB79BD #BD8979 #8BBD79 #79ADBD
square
#AB79BD #BD8979 #8BBD79 #79ADBD
split-complementary
#AB79BD #ADBD79 #79BD89
monochromatic
#6D3E7E #9052A7 #AB79BD #C5A2D1 #DECBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#AB79BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#AB79BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB79BD
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB79BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB79BD | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F88C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab79bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 121, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.113 316.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a0d1',
500: '#ab79bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab79bd; $custom-light: #c5a0d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab79bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 121,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.118,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65096,
"c": 0.11266,
"h": 316.8
},
"luminance": 0.26007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB79BD
secondary
#C3D6BC
accent
#AD3957
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130F14
muted
#827E82