#ABA0BC#ABA0BC
#ABA0BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.042 H 303.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 160, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.60, 9.42, -12.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.60, 16.02, 306.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% 0.0229 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.042 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4408, 37.4304, 52.7668) |
| Luminance | 0.3743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.10
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.89
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.12
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA0BC #B1BCA0
analogous
#A0A3BC #ABA0BC #B9A0BC
triadic
#ABA0BC #BCABA0 #A0BCAB
tetradic
#ABA0BC #BCA0A3 #B1BCA0 #A0BCB9
square
#ABA0BC #BCA0A3 #B1BCA0 #A0BCB9
split-complementary
#ABA0BC #BCB9A0 #A3BCA0
monochromatic
#6D5D84 #8B7CA3 #ABA0BC #CBC4D5 #EAE8EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#ABA0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#ABA0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA0BC
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA0BC | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A4A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 160, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.042 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bcd0',
500: '#aba0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba0bc; $custom-light: #c4bcd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 160,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.571,
"s": 17.284,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72424,
"c": 0.04177,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.3743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA0BC
secondary
#DDE0D8
accent
#9C4A7B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182