#AB9DDD#AB9DDD

#AB9DDD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.092 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9DDD
RGB	rgb(171, 157, 221)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(253, 29%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 29%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.01, 18.40, -30.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.01, 35.71, 301.02°)
OKLab	oklab(73.13% 0.0377 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(73.13% 0.092 294)
XYZ	xyz(41.8997, 37.9919, 73.5183)
Luminance	0.3799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9DDD #CFDD9D

analogous

#9DAFDD #AB9DDD #CB9DDD

triadic

#AB9DDD #DDAB9D #9DDDAB

tetradic

#AB9DDD #DD9DAF #CFDD9D #9DDDCB

square

#AB9DDD #DD9DAF #CFDD9D #9DDDCB

split-complementary

#AB9DDD #DDCB9D #AFDD9D

monochromatic

#5D42BD #8470CD #AB9DDD #D2CAED #ECE8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#AB9DDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60

#AB9DDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9DDD

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9DDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9DDD	1.00	2.44	8.60	8.60
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA6E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA5DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1A7B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 157, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.092 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5bae7',
    500: '#ab9ddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9ddd;
$custom-light: #c5bae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.125,
    "s": 48.485,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73135,
    "c": 0.09245,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.37992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9DDD

secondary

#EAEEDD

accent

#BC2A9C

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FC

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9DDD

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

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