#AB9DED#AB9DED
#AB9DED is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.115 H 291.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9DED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 157, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 69%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 33.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.67, 22.23, -38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.67, 44.35, 300.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.85% 0.0417 -0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.85% 0.115 291.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1338, 38.8855, 85.2848) |
| Luminance | 0.3889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.01
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.33
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.39
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.66
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.88
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9DED #DFED9D
analogous
#9DB7ED #AB9DED #D39DED
triadic
#AB9DED #EDAB9D #9DEDAB
tetradic
#AB9DED #ED9DB7 #DFED9D #9DEDD3
square
#AB9DED #ED9DB7 #DFED9D #9DEDD3
split-complementary
#AB9DED #EDD39D #B7ED9D
monochromatic
#5236DA #7F69E4 #AB9DED #D7D1F6 #E9E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#AB9DED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#AB9DED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9DED
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9DED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9DED | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87A9F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CABBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9ded; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 157, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.115 291.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5baf3',
500: '#ab9ded',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9ded; $custom-light: #c5baf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9ded",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 157,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.5,
"s": 68.966,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73852,
"c": 0.11459,
"h": 291.4
},
"luminance": 0.38886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9DED
secondary
#EEF2D9
accent
#D115B0
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131117
muted
#828085