#AB96BC#AB96BC
#AB96BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.059 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB96BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 150, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.04, 15.02, -16.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.04, 22.55, 311.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.44% 0.0379 -0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.44% 0.059 309.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7765, 34.1017, 52.2121) |
| Luminance | 0.3410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.79
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.47
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.35
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB96BC #A7BC96
analogous
#9896BC #AB96BC #BC96BA
triadic
#AB96BC #BCAB96 #96BCAB
tetradic
#AB96BC #BC9896 #A7BC96 #96BABC
square
#AB96BC #BC9896 #A7BC96 #96BABC
split-complementary
#AB96BC #BABC96 #96BC98
monochromatic
#6E5484 #8D71A4 #AB96BC #C9BBD4 #E7E1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#AB96BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#AB96BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB96BC
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB96BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB96BC | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909DBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949EBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab96bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 150, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.059 309.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b5d0',
500: '#ab96bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab96bc; $custom-light: #c4b5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab96bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 150,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.158,
"s": 22.093,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70442,
"c": 0.05925,
"h": 309.8
},
"luminance": 0.34101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB96BC
secondary
#D6DDD1
accent
#A1456E
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082