#AB9BBB#AB9BBB
#AB9BBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.049 H 307.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 155, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.28, 12.01, -14.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.28, 18.74, 309.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% 0.03 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.049 307.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4840, 35.6886, 51.9180) |
| Luminance | 0.3569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.06
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.71
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.99
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.02
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.34
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9BBB #ABBB9B
analogous
#9B9BBB #AB9BBB #BB9BBB
triadic
#AB9BBB #BBAB9B #9BBBAB
tetradic
#AB9BBB #BB9B9B #ABBB9B #9BBBBB
square
#AB9BBB #BB9B9B #ABBB9B #9BBBBB
split-complementary
#AB9BBB #BBBB9B #9BBB9B
monochromatic
#6E5983 #8C77A2 #AB9BBB #CABFD4 #E8E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#AB9BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#AB9BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9BBB
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9BBB | 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)
#96A0BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A1BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99FA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 155, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.049 307.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b8cf',
500: '#ab9bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9bbb; $custom-light: #c4b8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 155,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 19.048,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7139,
"c": 0.04909,
"h": 307.7
},
"luminance": 0.35688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9BBB
secondary
#D9DED4
accent
#9D4873
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082