#AB99CB#AB99CB

#AB99CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.074 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB99CB
RGB	rgb(171, 153, 203)
HSL	hsl(262, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(262, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.33, 16.56, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.33, 28.53, 305.48°)
OKLab	oklab(71.61% 0.0382 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(71.61% 0.074 301)
XYZ	xyz(38.9631, 35.7521, 61.3365)
Luminance	0.3575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB99CB #B9CB99

analogous

#99A0CB #AB99CB #C499CB

triadic

#AB99CB #CBAB99 #99CBAB

tetradic

#AB99CB #CB99A0 #B9CB99 #99CBC4

square

#AB99CB #CB99A0 #B9CB99 #99CBC4

split-complementary

#AB99CB #CBC499 #A0CB99

monochromatic

#6A4F9B #8A70B6 #AB99CB #CCC2E0 #EEEAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.58

#AB99CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.15

#AB99CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB99CB

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB99CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB99CB	1.00	2.58	8.15	8.15
#FFFFFF	2.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA1CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6A0AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab99cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 153, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.074 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4b7db',
    500: '#ab99cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab99cb;
$custom-light: #c4b7db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab99cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.6,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71611,
    "c": 0.07411,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.35752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB99CB

secondary

#E2E7D9

accent

#AB3A83

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#121115

muted

#818083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB99CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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