#ABA3CE#ABA3CE
#ABA3CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.062 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 163, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 20.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.97, 11.62, -20.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.97, 23.87, 299.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% 0.0246 -0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.062 293.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0299, 39.3082, 63.8062) |
| Luminance | 0.3931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.04
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.60
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.23
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.35
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA3CE #C6CEA3
analogous
#A3B1CE #ABA3CE #C1A3CE
triadic
#ABA3CE #CEABA3 #A3CEAB
tetradic
#ABA3CE #CEA3B1 #C6CEA3 #A3CEC1
square
#ABA3CE #CEA3B1 #C6CEA3 #A3CEC1
split-complementary
#ABA3CE #CEC1A3 #B1CEA3
monochromatic
#6456A1 #877BB9 #ABA3CE #CFCBE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#ABA3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#ABA3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA3CE
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA3CE | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA8CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4AAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 163, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.062 293.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bedd',
500: '#aba3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba3ce; $custom-light: #c4bedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 163,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.163,
"s": 30.496,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73692,
"c": 0.062,
"h": 293.3
},
"luminance": 0.39309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA3CE
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A93C95
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183