#AB87CD#AB87CD

#AB87CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.108 H 307.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB87CD
RGB	rgb(171, 135, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 41%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(271, 34%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.99, 27.18, -31.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.99, 41.24, 311.22°)
OKLab	oklab(68.31% 0.0652 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(68.31% 0.108 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.4759, 30.3939, 61.6908)
Luminance	0.3039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB87CD #A9CD87

analogous

#8887CD #AB87CD #CD87CC

triadic

#AB87CD #CDAB87 #87CDAB

tetradic

#AB87CD #CD8887 #A9CD87 #87CCCD

square

#AB87CD #CD8887 #A9CD87 #87CCCD

split-complementary

#AB87CD #CCCD87 #87CD88

monochromatic

#6E409A #8D5CBB #AB87CD #C9B2DF #E7DDF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.97

#AB87CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.08

#AB87CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB87CD

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB87CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB87CD	1.00	2.97	7.08	7.08
#FFFFFF	2.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7994D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8196CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A691A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab87cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 135, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.108 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5aadc',
    500: '#ab87cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab87cd;
$custom-light: #c5aadc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab87cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.857,
    "s": 41.176,
    "l": 66.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68311,
    "c": 0.10755,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.30394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB87CD

secondary

#D8E3CD

accent

#B43171

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F8F4FB

border

#D1CED4

text

#131015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB87CD

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

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