#AB9ABC#AB9ABC
#AB9ABC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.052 H 307.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9ABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 154, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 18.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, 12.77, -15.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 19.92, 309.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.23% 0.0319 -0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.23% 0.052 307.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4257, 35.4001, 52.4285) |
| Luminance | 0.3540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.25
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.46
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.69
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.70
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9ABC #ABBC9A
analogous
#9A9ABC #AB9ABC #BC9ABC
triadic
#AB9ABC #BCAB9A #9ABCAB
tetradic
#AB9ABC #BC9A9A #ABBC9A #9ABCBC
square
#AB9ABC #BC9A9A #ABBC9A #9ABCBC
split-complementary
#AB9ABC #BCBC9A #9ABC9A
monochromatic
#6E5884 #8C75A4 #AB9ABC #CABFD4 #E8E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#AB9ABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#AB9ABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9ABC
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9ABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9ABC | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A0BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9abc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 154, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.052 307.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b7d0',
500: '#ab9abc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9abc; $custom-light: #c4b7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9abc",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 154,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 20.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71228,
"c": 0.05217,
"h": 307.6
},
"luminance": 0.354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9ABC
secondary
#D9DED4
accent
#9F4773
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082