#AB79CB#AB79CB
#AB79CB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.129 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB79CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 121, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 44%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.64, 34.61, -35.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.64, 49.30, 314.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% 0.0853 -0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.129 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4096, 26.6450, 59.8187) |
| Luminance | 0.2664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.47
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.74
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.31
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.67
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.92
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB79CB #99CB79
analogous
#8279CB #AB79CB #CB79C2
triadic
#AB79CB #CBAB79 #79CBAB
tetradic
#AB79CB #CB8279 #99CB79 #79C2CB
square
#AB79CB #CB8279 #99CB79 #79C2CB
split-complementary
#AB79CB #C2CB79 #79CB82
monochromatic
#6F3891 #8F4DBA #AB79CB #C7A5DC #E2D1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#AB79CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#AB79CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB79CB
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB79CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB79CB | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#698BCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758EC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A88598
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab79cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 121, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.129 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a0db',
500: '#ab79cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab79cb; $custom-light: #c5a0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab79cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 121,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.585,
"s": 44.086,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65746,
"c": 0.12926,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.26644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB79CB
secondary
#CDDEC1
accent
#B72E64
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827E83