#ABA2C4#ABA2C4
#ABA2C4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.050 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA2C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 162, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 22%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 17%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.38, 9.99, -16.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.38, 19.06, 301.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% 0.0227 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.05 297.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6767, 38.4840, 57.5517) |
| Luminance | 0.3848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.28
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.53
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.91
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.31
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.64
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA2C4 #BBC4A2
analogous
#A2AAC4 #ABA2C4 #BCA2C4
triadic
#ABA2C4 #C4ABA2 #A2C4AB
tetradic
#ABA2C4 #C4A2AA #BBC4A2 #A2C4BC
square
#ABA2C4 #C4A2AA #BBC4A2 #A2C4BC
split-complementary
#ABA2C4 #C4BCA2 #AAC4A2
monochromatic
#695B90 #897DAC #ABA2C4 #CDC7DC #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#ABA2C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#ABA2C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA2C4
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA2C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA2C4 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA7C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA6C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba2c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 162, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.050 297.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bdd6',
500: '#aba2c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba2c4; $custom-light: #c4bdd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba2c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 162,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.882,
"s": 22.368,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73115,
"c": 0.04952,
"h": 297.3
},
"luminance": 0.38484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA2C4
secondary
#E3E6DC
accent
#A14588
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183