#AB99AA#AB99AA
#AB99AA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.032 H 327.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB99AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 153, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 10%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 11%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 0.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, 9.73, -6.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 11.67, 326.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% 0.0269 -0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.032 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4405, 34.3431, 42.7843) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.76
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.92
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.33
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.67
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB99AA #99AB9A
analogous
#A399AB #AB99AA #AB99A1
triadic
#AB99AA #AAAB99 #99AAAB
tetradic
#AB99AA #ABA399 #99AB9A #99A1AB
square
#AB99AA #ABA399 #99AB9A #99A1AB
split-complementary
#AB99AA #A1AB99 #99ABA3
monochromatic
#6F5B6D #8F778E #AB99AA #C7BBC6 #E2DCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#AB99AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#AB99AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB99AA
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB99AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB99AA | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9FA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab99aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 153, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.032 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b7c3',
500: '#ab99aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab99aa; $custom-light: #c4b7c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab99aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 153,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.333,
"s": 9.677,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70399,
"c": 0.0319,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.34343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB99AA
secondary
#CDD3CD
accent
#945552
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#121112
muted
#818081