#AB99CA#AB99CA
#AB99CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.073 H 301.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.29, 16.34, -22.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.29, 27.99, 305.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.57% 0.0379 -0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.57% 0.073 301.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8443, 35.7046, 60.7109) |
| Luminance | 0.3570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.49
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.46
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.87
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.92
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB99CA #B8CA99
analogous
#99A0CA #AB99CA #C499CA
triadic
#AB99CA #CAAB99 #99CAAB
tetradic
#AB99CA #CA99A0 #B8CA99 #99CAC4
square
#AB99CA #CA99A0 #B8CA99 #99CAC4
split-complementary
#AB99CA #CAC499 #A0CA99
monochromatic
#6B5099 #8A71B5 #AB99CA #CCC1DF #EDEAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#AB99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#AB99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB99CA
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB99CA | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.073 301.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b7da',
500: '#ab99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab99ca; $custom-light: #c4b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.041,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71571,
"c": 0.07275,
"h": 301.4
},
"luminance": 0.35705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB99CA
secondary
#E1E6D8
accent
#AA3B82
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083