#ABA5CC#ABA5CC
#ABA5CC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.056 H 292.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 165, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 28%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 10.06, -19.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 21.57, 297.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% 0.021 -0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.056 292) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1464, 39.9275, 62.6541) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.22
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.66
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.06
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.16
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA5CC #C6CCA5
analogous
#A5B2CC #ABA5CC #BFA5CC
triadic
#ABA5CC #CCABA5 #A5CCAB
tetradic
#ABA5CC #CCA5B2 #C6CCA5 #A5CCBF
square
#ABA5CC #CCA5B2 #C6CCA5 #A5CCBF
split-complementary
#ABA5CC #CCBFA5 #B2CCA5
monochromatic
#64599D #877EB6 #ABA5CC #CFCCE2 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#ABA5CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#ABA5CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA5CC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA5CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA5CC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ABB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba5cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 165, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.056 292.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bfdb',
500: '#aba5cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba5cc; $custom-light: #c4bfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba5cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 165,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.231,
"s": 27.66,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74014,
"c": 0.05604,
"h": 292
},
"luminance": 0.39928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA5CC
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A63F96
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183