#AB9FF3#AB9FF3
#AB9FF3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.120 H 289.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9FF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 159, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 78%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 22.58, -40.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 46.36, 299.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% 0.0404 -0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.12 289.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3663, 39.9243, 90.0926) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.05
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.50
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.54
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.98
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9FF3 #E7F39F
analogous
#9FBDF3 #AB9FF3 #D59FF3
triadic
#AB9FF3 #F3AB9F #9FF3AB
tetradic
#AB9FF3 #F39FBD #E7F39F #9FF3D5
square
#AB9FF3 #F39FBD #E7F39F #9FF3D5
split-complementary
#AB9FF3 #F3D59F #BDF39F
monochromatic
#4C32E5 #7B69EC #AB9FF3 #DBD5FA #E7E4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#AB9FF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#AB9FF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9FF3
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9FF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9FF3 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87ABF6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A8F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AAEBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9ff3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 159, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.120 289.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bbf7',
500: '#ab9ff3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9ff3; $custom-light: #c6bbf7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9ff3",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 159,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74509,
"c": 0.11983,
"h": 289.7
},
"luminance": 0.39925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9FF3
secondary
#EFF3D8
accent
#DA0BBD
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F8F6FF
border
#D1D0D7
text
#131117
muted
#828085