#AB9FD3#AB9FD3
#AB9FD3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.075 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9FD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 159, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 37%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 25%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 24.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, 14.98, -24.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 29.06, 301.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.1% 0.0319 -0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.1% 0.075 295.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9480, 38.1570, 66.8231) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.85
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.48
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.18
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 9.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9FD3 #C7D39F
analogous
#9FADD3 #AB9FD3 #C59FD3
triadic
#AB9FD3 #D3AB9F #9FD3AB
tetradic
#AB9FD3 #D39FAD #C7D39F #9FD3C5
square
#AB9FD3 #D39FAD #C7D39F #9FD3C5
split-complementary
#AB9FD3 #D3C59F #ADD39F
monochromatic
#634EAA #8675C0 #AB9FD3 #D0C9E6 #EDEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#AB9FD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#AB9FD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9FD3
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9FD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9FD3 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A6D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A5D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3A7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9fd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 159, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.075 295.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bbe0',
500: '#ab9fd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9fd3; $custom-light: #c4bbe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9fd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 159,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.846,
"s": 37.143,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73103,
"c": 0.07535,
"h": 295.1
},
"luminance": 0.38157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9FD3
secondary
#E9ECDF
accent
#B03594
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083