#AB91C9#AB91C9
#AB91C9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.085 H 305.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB91C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 145, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 34%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 28%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, 20.63, -25.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 32.63, 309.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% 0.0494 -0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.085 305.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4606, 33.1259, 59.6675) |
| Luminance | 0.3313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.06
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.17
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.60
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.52
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB91C9 #AFC991
analogous
#9193C9 #AB91C9 #C791C9
triadic
#AB91C9 #C9AB91 #91C9AB
tetradic
#AB91C9 #C99193 #AFC991 #91C9C7
square
#AB91C9 #C99193 #AFC991 #91C9C7
split-complementary
#AB91C9 #C9C791 #93C991
monochromatic
#6D4A96 #8C68B5 #AB91C9 #CABADD #EAE3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AB91C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#AB91C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB91C9
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB91C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB91C9 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879BCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A799A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab91c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 145, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.085 305.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b1d9',
500: '#ab91c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab91c9; $custom-light: #c4b1d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab91c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 145,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.857,
"s": 34.146,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69995,
"c": 0.08507,
"h": 305.5
},
"luminance": 0.33126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB91C9
secondary
#DCE4D2
accent
#AD3977
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FA
border
#D1CFD3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83