#AB97CA#AB97CA
#AB97CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.076 H 302.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 151, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, 17.46, -23.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 29.27, 306.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% 0.0408 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.076 302.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5197, 35.0554, 60.6027) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.82
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.99
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB97CA #B6CA97
analogous
#979DCA #AB97CA #C597CA
triadic
#AB97CA #CAAB97 #97CAAB
tetradic
#AB97CA #CA979D #B6CA97 #97CAC5
square
#AB97CA #CA979D #B6CA97 #97CAC5
split-complementary
#AB97CA #CAC597 #9DCA97
monochromatic
#6B4E99 #8A6EB5 #AB97CA #CCC0DF #ECE8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#AB97CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#AB97CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB97CA
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB97CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB97CA | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9FCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A69EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab97ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 151, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.076 302.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b5da',
500: '#ab97ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab97ca; $custom-light: #c4b5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab97ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 151,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.529,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71184,
"c": 0.07613,
"h": 302.4
},
"luminance": 0.35055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB97CA
secondary
#E0E6D7
accent
#AB3A7F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083