#AB8ABA#AB8ABA
#AB8ABA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.078 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB8ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 138, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.98, 21.38, -20.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.98, 29.51, 316.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.06% 0.0555 -0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.06% 0.078 315.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7446, 30.3806, 50.4786) |
| Luminance | 0.3038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.14
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.82
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.38
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.55
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB8ABA #99BA8A
analogous
#938ABA #AB8ABA #BA8AB1
triadic
#AB8ABA #BAAB8A #8ABAAB
tetradic
#AB8ABA #BA938A #99BA8A #8AB1BA
square
#AB8ABA #BA938A #99BA8A #8AB1BA
split-complementary
#AB8ABA #B1BA8A #8ABA93
monochromatic
#6F4B7F #8F64A3 #AB8ABA #C7B0D1 #E2D7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#AB8ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#AB8ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB8ABA
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB8ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB8ABA | 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)
#8494BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B97B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA909B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab8aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 138, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.078 315.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4acce',
500: '#ab8aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab8aba; $custom-light: #c4acce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab8aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 138,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.25,
"s": 25.806,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68059,
"c": 0.07833,
"h": 315.1
},
"luminance": 0.3038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB8ABA
secondary
#CDD8C7
accent
#A44160
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#121013
muted
#817F82