#ABA5BA#ABA5BA
#ABA5BA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.031 H 298.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA5BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 165, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 13%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 11%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 11.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.83, 6.24, -10.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.83, 11.79, 301.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.37% 0.0147 -0.0269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.37% 0.031 298.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1110, 39.1133, 51.9340) |
| Luminance | 0.3911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.76
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.47
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.60
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.69
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA5BA #B4BAA5
analogous
#A5AABA #ABA5BA #B6A5BA
triadic
#ABA5BA #BAABA5 #A5BAAB
tetradic
#ABA5BA #BAA5AA #B4BAA5 #A5BAB6
square
#ABA5BA #BAA5AA #B4BAA5 #A5BAB6
split-complementary
#ABA5BA #BAB6A5 #AABAA5
monochromatic
#6C6381 #8B829F #ABA5BA #CBC8D5 #ECEAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#ABA5BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#ABA5BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA5BA
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA5BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA5BA | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A8BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A8B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A8AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba5ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 165, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.031 298.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bfce',
500: '#aba5ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba5ba; $custom-light: #c4bfce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba5ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 165,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 13.208,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73365,
"c": 0.03063,
"h": 298.7
},
"luminance": 0.39113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA5BA
secondary
#DFE1DA
accent
#974E82
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121213
muted
#818182