#AB9FCD#AB9FCD

#AB9FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.067 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9FCD
RGB	rgb(171, 159, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(256, 22%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.92, 13.63, -21.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.92, 25.81, 301.88°)
OKLab	oklab(72.86% 0.0301 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(72.86% 0.067 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.2098, 37.8618, 62.9354)
Luminance	0.3786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9FCD #C1CD9F

analogous

#9FAACD #AB9FCD #C29FCD

triadic

#AB9FCD #CDAB9F #9FCDAB

tetradic

#AB9FCD #CD9FAA #C1CD9F #9FCDC2

square

#AB9FCD #CD9FAA #C1CD9F #9FCDC2

split-complementary

#AB9FCD #CDC29F #AACD9F

monochromatic

#67539F #8877B8 #AB9FCD #CEC7E2 #EDEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#AB9FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#AB9FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9FCD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9FCD	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A6CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A5CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5A6AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 159, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.067 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4bbdc',
    500: '#ab9fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9fcd;
$custom-light: #c4bbdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 31.507,
    "l": 71.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72863,
    "c": 0.06697,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9FCD

secondary

#E7EADE

accent

#AA3B8D

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#121115

muted

#818083

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9FCD

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

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