#AB9ECB#AB9ECB

#AB9ECB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.066 H 298.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9ECB
RGB	rgb(171, 158, 203)
HSL	hsl(257, 30%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(257, 22%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.59, 13.75, -21.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.59, 25.35, 302.84°)
OKLab	oklab(72.59% 0.0309 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(72.59% 0.066 298)
XYZ	xyz(39.7987, 37.4233, 61.6150)
Luminance	0.3742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9ECB #BECB9E

analogous

#9EA7CB #AB9ECB #C19ECB

triadic

#AB9ECB #CBAB9E #9ECBAB

tetradic

#AB9ECB #CB9EA7 #BECB9E #9ECBC1

square

#AB9ECB #CB9EA7 #BECB9E #9ECBC1

split-complementary

#AB9ECB #CBC19E #A7CB9E

monochromatic

#68539B #8876B6 #AB9ECB #CEC6E0 #EEEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#AB9ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.48

#AB9ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9ECB

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9ECB	1.00	2.48	8.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A5CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A4CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5A5AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 158, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.066 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4badb',
    500: '#ab9ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9ecb;
$custom-light: #c4badb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.333,
    "s": 30.201,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72587,
    "c": 0.06581,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.37423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9ECB

secondary

#E5E8DC

accent

#A93D8A

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#121115

muted

#818083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9ECB

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

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