#AB8BBD#AB8BBD

#AB8BBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.080 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB8BBD
RGB	rgb(171, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(278, 26%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.34, 21.44, -21.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.34, 30.36, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(68.37% 0.0549 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(68.37% 0.08 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.2110, 30.7978, 52.2239)
Luminance	0.3080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB8BBD #9DBD8B

analogous

#928BBD #AB8BBD #BD8BB6

triadic

#AB8BBD #BDAB8B #8BBDAB

tetradic

#AB8BBD #BD928B #9DBD8B #8BB6BD

square

#AB8BBD #BD928B #9DBD8B #8BB6BD

split-complementary

#AB8BBD #B6BD8B #8BBD92

monochromatic

#6F4B83 #8F64A7 #AB8BBD #C7B2D3 #E3D9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.93

#AB8BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.16

#AB8BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB8BBD

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB8BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB8BBD	1.00	2.93	7.16	7.16
#FFFFFF	2.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8495BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A98BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA919D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab8bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.080 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4add1',
    500: '#ab8bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab8bbd;
$custom-light: #c4add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab8bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.4,
    "s": 27.473,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68368,
    "c": 0.08023,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.30797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB8BBD

secondary

#CFDBC9

accent

#A63F64

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#121014

muted

#817F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB8BBD

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

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