#ABA4C8#ABA4C8
#ABA4C8 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.052 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA4C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 164, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 25%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 18%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 18%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.02, 9.74, -17.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.02, 20.00, 299.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.66% 0.0211 -0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.66% 0.052 294) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4932, 39.3787, 60.0999) |
| Luminance | 0.3938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.92
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.77
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.78
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA4C8 #C1C8A4
analogous
#A4AFC8 #ABA4C8 #BDA4C8
triadic
#ABA4C8 #C8ABA4 #A4C8AB
tetradic
#ABA4C8 #C8A4AF #C1C8A4 #A4C8BD
square
#ABA4C8 #C8A4AF #C1C8A4 #A4C8BD
split-complementary
#ABA4C8 #C8BDA4 #AFC8A4
monochromatic
#675B97 #887EB1 #ABA4C8 #CECADF #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#ABA4C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#ABA4C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA4C8
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA4C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA4C8 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA9CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA8C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba4c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 164, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.052 294.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bfd8',
500: '#aba4c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba4c8; $custom-light: #c4bfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba4c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 164,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.667,
"s": 24.658,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73664,
"c": 0.05194,
"h": 294
},
"luminance": 0.39379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA4C8
secondary
#E7E9DF
accent
#A34290
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183