#AB9BEE#AB9BEE

#AB9BEE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.119 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9BEE
RGB	rgb(171, 155, 238)
HSL	hsl(252, 71%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(252, 35%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.22, 23.60, -39.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.22, 46.12, 300.78°)
OKLab	oklab(73.52% 0.0447 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(73.52% 0.119 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(43.9447, 38.2729, 85.9445)
Luminance	0.3827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9BEE #DEEE9B

analogous

#9BB5EE #AB9BEE #D49BEE

triadic

#AB9BEE #EEAB9B #9BEEAB

tetradic

#AB9BEE #EE9BB5 #DEEE9B #9BEED4

square

#AB9BEE #EE9BB5 #DEEE9B #9BEED4

split-complementary

#AB9BEE #EED49B #B5EE9B

monochromatic

#5332DC #7F67E5 #AB9BEE #D7CFF7 #E9E5FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#AB9BEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#AB9BEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9BEE

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9BEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9BEE	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84A8F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86A5EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9CAABA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9bee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 155, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.119 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5b8f4',
    500: '#ab9bee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9bee;
$custom-light: #c5b8f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9bee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.566,
    "s": 70.94,
    "l": 77.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73524,
    "c": 0.11901,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9BEE

secondary

#EDF2D9

accent

#D313AE

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FD

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131117

muted

#828085

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9BEE

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

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