#AB99EB#AB99EB

#AB99EB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.118 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB99EB
RGB	rgb(171, 153, 235)
HSL	hsl(253, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(253, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.60, 24.00, -38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.60, 45.75, 301.65°)
OKLab	oklab(73.01% 0.0467 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(73.01% 0.118 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(43.1776, 37.4379, 83.5326)
Luminance	0.3744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB99EB #D9EB99

analogous

#99B0EB #AB99EB #D499EB

triadic

#AB99EB #EBAB99 #99EBAB

tetradic

#AB99EB #EB99B0 #D9EB99 #99EBD4

square

#AB99EB #EB99B0 #D9EB99 #99EBD4

split-complementary

#AB99EB #EBD499 #B0EB99

monochromatic

#5733D7 #8166E1 #AB99EB #D5CCF5 #EAE5FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#AB99EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.49

#AB99EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB99EB

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB99EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB99EB	1.00	2.47	8.49	8.49
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83A6EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85A3E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9DA7B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab99eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 153, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.118 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5b7f1',
    500: '#ab99eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab99eb;
$custom-light: #c5b7f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab99eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.171,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7301,
    "c": 0.11798,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB99EB

secondary

#ECF1DA

accent

#CF16A7

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FD

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131117

muted

#828085

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB99EB

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

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