#ABA1CD#ABA1CD
#ABA1CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.064 H 295.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 161, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.43, 12.51, -21.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.43, 24.56, 300.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.26% 0.0272 -0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.26% 0.064 295.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5565, 38.5552, 63.0510) |
| Luminance | 0.3856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.91
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.29
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA1CD #C3CDA1
analogous
#A1ADCD #ABA1CD #C1A1CD
triadic
#ABA1CD #CDABA1 #A1CDAB
tetradic
#ABA1CD #CDA1AD #C3CDA1 #A1CDC1
square
#ABA1CD #CDA1AD #C3CDA1 #A1CDC1
split-complementary
#ABA1CD #CDC1A1 #ADCDA1
monochromatic
#65559F #8779B8 #ABA1CD #CFC9E2 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#ABA1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#ABA1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA1CD
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA1CD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 161, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.064 295.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bcdc',
500: '#aba1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba1cd; $custom-light: #c4bcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 161,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.636,
"s": 30.556,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73257,
"c": 0.06375,
"h": 295.2
},
"luminance": 0.38555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA1CD
secondary
#E8EADF
accent
#A93C90
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183