#AB9BD2#AB9BD2

#AB9BD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.080 H 297.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9BD2
RGB	rgb(171, 155, 210)
HSL	hsl(257, 38%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(257, 26%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.09, 17.00, -25.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.09, 31.02, 303.23°)
OKLab	oklab(72.28% 0.0374 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(72.28% 0.08 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.1463, 36.7536, 65.9394)
Luminance	0.3675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9BD2 #C2D29B

analogous

#9BA7D2 #AB9BD2 #C79BD2

triadic

#AB9BD2 #D2AB9B #9BD2AB

tetradic

#AB9BD2 #D29BA7 #C2D29B #9BD2C7

square

#AB9BD2 #D29BA7 #C2D29B #9BD2C7

split-complementary

#AB9BD2 #D2C79B #A7D29B

monochromatic

#664BA7 #8871BF #AB9BD2 #CEC5E5 #EDEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#AB9BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.35

#AB9BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9BD2

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9BD2	1.00	2.51	8.35	8.35
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA3D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A3D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4A3AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 155, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.080 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4b8e0',
    500: '#ab9bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9bd2;
$custom-light: #c4b8e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.455,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 71.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72284,
    "c": 0.08042,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.36754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9BD2

secondary

#E7EBDD

accent

#B1358D

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9BD2

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

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