#AB8EBD#AB8EBD

#AB8EBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.075 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB8EBD
RGB	rgb(171, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 26%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(277, 25%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.08, 19.75, -20.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.08, 28.36, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(68.94% 0.0503 -0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(68.94% 0.075 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.6514, 31.6785, 52.3707)
Luminance	0.3168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB8EBD #A0BD8E

analogous

#938EBD #AB8EBD #BD8EB8

triadic

#AB8EBD #BDAB8E #8EBDAB

tetradic

#AB8EBD #BD938E #A0BD8E #8EB8BD

square

#AB8EBD #BD938E #A0BD8E #8EB8BD

split-complementary

#AB8EBD #B8BD8E #8EBD93

monochromatic

#6F4D84 #8E67A6 #AB8EBD #C8B5D4 #E4DBEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.86

#AB8EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.34

#AB8EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB8EBD

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB8EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB8EBD	1.00	2.86	7.34	7.34
#FFFFFF	2.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8797BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D99BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA949E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab8ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.075 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4afd1',
    500: '#ab8ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab8ebd;
$custom-light: #c4afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab8ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 26.257,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68936,
    "c": 0.07484,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.31678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB8EBD

secondary

#D2DBCB

accent

#A54167

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#121014

muted

#817F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB8EBD

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

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