#AB87CB#AB87CB

#AB87CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.105 H 308.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB87CB
RGB	rgb(171, 135, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 40%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(272, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.91, 26.73, -30.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.91, 40.20, 311.68°)
OKLab	oklab(68.22% 0.0647 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(68.22% 0.105 308)
XYZ	xyz(36.2360, 30.2980, 60.4275)
Luminance	0.3030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB87CB #A7CB87

analogous

#8987CB #AB87CB #CB87C9

triadic

#AB87CB #CBAB87 #87CBAB

tetradic

#AB87CB #CB8987 #A7CB87 #87C9CB

square

#AB87CB #CB8987 #A7CB87 #87C9CB

split-complementary

#AB87CB #C9CB87 #87CB89

monochromatic

#6E4196 #8D5CB8 #AB87CB #C9B2DE #E7DCF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.97

#AB87CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.06

#AB87CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB87CB

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB87CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB87CB	1.00	2.97	7.06	7.06
#FFFFFF	2.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A94CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8296C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A791A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab87cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 135, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.105 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5aadb',
    500: '#ab87cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab87cb;
$custom-light: #c5aadb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab87cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 39.535,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68222,
    "c": 0.10501,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.30298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB87CB

secondary

#D6E2CC

accent

#B3336F

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F8F4FB

border

#D1CED4

text

#131015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB87CB

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

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