#AB87BC#AB87BC

#AB87BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.086 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB87BC
RGB	rgb(171, 135, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 28%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(281, 28%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 28.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.32, 23.50, -22.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.32, 32.52, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(67.58% 0.0607 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(67.58% 0.086 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.5342, 29.6173, 51.4647)
Luminance	0.2962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB87BC #98BC87

analogous

#9087BC #AB87BC #BC87B2

triadic

#AB87BC #BCAB87 #87BCAB

tetradic

#AB87BC #BC9087 #98BC87 #87B2BC

square

#AB87BC #BC9087 #98BC87 #87B2BC

split-complementary

#AB87BC #B2BC87 #87BC90

monochromatic

#6E4881 #9060A6 #AB87BC #C6AED2 #E2D6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#AB87BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#AB87BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB87BC

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB87BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB87BC	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F92BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8795BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA8D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab87bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 135, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.086 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4aad0',
    500: '#ab87bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab87bc;
$custom-light: #c4aad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab87bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.755,
    "s": 28.342,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67579,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB87BC

secondary

#CCD9C6

accent

#A73F60

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#131014

muted

#827F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB87BC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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