#AB9CDC#AB9CDC

#AB9CDC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.093 H 294.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9CDC
RGB	rgb(171, 156, 220)
HSL	hsl(254, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(254, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.73, 18.73, -30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.73, 35.79, 301.56°)
OKLab	oklab(72.9% 0.0388 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(72.9% 0.093 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(41.5984, 37.6018, 72.7626)
Luminance	0.3760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9CDC #CDDC9C

analogous

#9CADDC #AB9CDC #CB9CDC

triadic

#AB9CDC #DCAB9C #9CDCAB

tetradic

#AB9CDC #DC9CAD #CDDC9C #9CDCCB

square

#AB9CDC #DC9CAD #CDDC9C #9CDCCB

split-complementary

#AB9CDC #DCCB9C #ADDC9C

monochromatic

#5F42BB #856FCC #AB9CDC #D1C9EC #ECE8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#AB9CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.52

#AB9CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9CDC

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9CDC	1.00	2.46	8.52	8.52
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA6DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EA4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1A6B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 156, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.093 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5b9e7',
    500: '#ab9cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9cdc;
$custom-light: #c5b9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.063,
    "s": 47.761,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.729,
    "c": 0.09265,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9CDC

secondary

#EAEEDD

accent

#BB2A99

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FC

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9CDC

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

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