#AB9FBE#AB9FBE

#AB9FBE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.046 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9FBE
RGB	rgb(171, 159, 190)
HSL	hsl(263, 19%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(263, 16%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 16.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.41, 10.40, -14.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.41, 17.73, 305.90°)
OKLab	oklab(72.3% 0.0251 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.046 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.4852, 37.1719, 53.8526)
Luminance	0.3717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9FBE #B2BE9F

analogous

#9FA2BE #AB9FBE #BA9FBE

triadic

#AB9FBE #BEAB9F #9FBEAB

tetradic

#AB9FBE #BE9FA2 #B2BE9F #9FBEBA

square

#AB9FBE #BE9FA2 #B2BE9F #9FBEBA

split-complementary

#AB9FBE #BEBA9F #A2BE9F

monochromatic

#6C5B87 #8B7BA5 #AB9FBE #CBC3D7 #EBE8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#AB9FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.43

#AB9FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9FBE

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9FBE	1.00	2.49	8.43	8.43
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AA4BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CA4BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8A3A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 159, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.046 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4bbd1',
    500: '#ab9fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9fbe;
$custom-light: #c4bbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.226,
    "s": 19.255,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72295,
    "c": 0.0462,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9FBE

secondary

#DDE1D8

accent

#9E487C

background

#FCFBFC

surface

#F8F6F9

border

#D1D0D2

text

#121114

muted

#818082

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9FBE

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

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