#AB86CA#AB86CA
#AB86CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.105 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB86CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 134, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 34%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, 27.08, -29.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 40.34, 312.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68% 0.0659 -0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.105 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9784, 29.9727, 59.7556) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.33
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.70
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.09
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.22
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB86CA #A5CA86
analogous
#8986CA #AB86CA #CA86C7
triadic
#AB86CA #CAAB86 #86CAAB
tetradic
#AB86CA #CA8986 #A5CA86 #86C7CA
square
#AB86CA #CA8986 #A5CA86 #86C7CA
split-complementary
#AB86CA #C7CA86 #86CA89
monochromatic
#6E4195 #8D5BB7 #AB86CA #C9B1DD #E6DBEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#AB86CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#AB86CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB86CA
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB86CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB86CA | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7993CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8195C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7909F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab86ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 134, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.105 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a9da',
500: '#ab86ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab86ca; $custom-light: #c5a9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab86ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 134,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.647,
"s": 39.08,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67995,
"c": 0.10547,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.29972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB86CA
secondary
#D5E1CB
accent
#B2336D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131015
muted
#827F83