#AB87BD#AB87BD

#AB87BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.087 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB87BD
RGB	rgb(171, 135, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 29%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(280, 29%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.36, 23.71, -22.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.36, 33.02, 315.89°)
OKLab	oklab(67.62% 0.061 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(67.62% 0.087 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(34.6424, 29.6605, 52.0344)
Luminance	0.2966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB87BD #99BD87

analogous

#9087BD #AB87BD #BD87B4

triadic

#AB87BD #BDAB87 #87BDAB

tetradic

#AB87BD #BD9087 #99BD87 #87B4BD

square

#AB87BD #BD9087 #99BD87 #87B4BD

split-complementary

#AB87BD #B4BD87 #87BD90

monochromatic

#6F4882 #8F60A7 #AB87BD #C7AED3 #E2D6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#AB87BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.93

#AB87BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB87BD

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB87BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB87BD	1.00	3.03	6.93	6.93
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F92BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8795BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA8E9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab87bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 135, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.087 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4aad1',
    500: '#ab87bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab87bd;
$custom-light: #c4aad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab87bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 29.032,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6762,
    "c": 0.08745,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB87BD

secondary

#CDD9C6

accent

#A83E61

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#131014

muted

#827F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB87BD

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

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