#AB8DEE#AB8DEE
#AB8DEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.141 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB8DEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 141, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.2%, 40.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.87, 31.51, -44.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.87, 54.84, 305.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0637 -0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.141 296.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7484, 33.8803, 85.2124) |
| Luminance | 0.3388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.86
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.03
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.52
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.78
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.97
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB8DEE #D0EE8D
analogous
#8DA0EE #AB8DEE #DC8DEE
triadic
#AB8DEE #EEAB8D #8DEEAB
tetradic
#AB8DEE #EE8DA0 #D0EE8D #8DEEDC
square
#AB8DEE #EE8DA0 #D0EE8D #8DEEDC
split-complementary
#AB8DEE #EEDC8D #A0EE8D
monochromatic
#5D22DE #8458E6 #AB8DEE #D2C2F6 #EBE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#AB8DEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#AB8DEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB8DEE
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB8DEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB8DEE | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#729EF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#779CEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D9EB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab8dee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 141, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.141 296.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6aef4',
500: '#ab8dee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab8dee; $custom-light: #c6aef4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab8dee",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 141,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.557,
"s": 74.046,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70971,
"c": 0.14072,
"h": 296.9
},
"luminance": 0.33881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB8DEE
secondary
#EBF3D8
accent
#D60F99
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85