#AB9BE8#AB9BE8

#AB9BE8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.111 H 293.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9BE8
RGB	rgb(171, 155, 232)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(252, 33%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 33.2%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.97, 22.15, -36.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.97, 42.89, 301.08°)
OKLab	oklab(73.25% 0.0433 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(73.25% 0.111 293)
XYZ	xyz(43.0779, 37.9262, 81.3792)
Luminance	0.3793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9BE8 #D8E89B

analogous

#9BB1E8 #AB9BE8 #D29BE8

triadic

#AB9BE8 #E8AB9B #9BE8AB

tetradic

#AB9BE8 #E89BB1 #D8E89B #9BE8D2

square

#AB9BE8 #E89BB1 #D8E89B #9BE8D2

split-complementary

#AB9BE8 #E8D29B #B1E89B

monochromatic

#5737D1 #8169DD #AB9BE8 #D5CDF3 #EAE6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#AB9BE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.59

#AB9BE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9BE8

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9BE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9BE8	1.00	2.45	8.59	8.59
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#87A7EB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A4E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9EA8B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9be8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 155, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.111 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5b8ef',
    500: '#ab9be8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9be8;
$custom-light: #c5b8ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9be8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.468,
    "s": 62.602,
    "l": 75.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73245,
    "c": 0.11078,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.37927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9BE8

secondary

#ECF1DA

accent

#CA1BA6

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FD

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9BE8

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

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