#ABA5CD#ABA5CD
#ABA5CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.057 H 291.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 165, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 29%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 10.28, -19.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 22.11, 297.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% 0.0214 -0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.057 291.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2667, 39.9756, 63.2877) |
| Luminance | 0.3998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.99
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.48
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.51
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.85
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.96
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA5CD #C7CDA5
analogous
#A5B3CD #ABA5CD #BFA5CD
triadic
#ABA5CD #CDABA5 #A5CDAB
tetradic
#ABA5CD #CDA5B3 #C7CDA5 #A5CDBF
square
#ABA5CD #CDA5B3 #C7CDA5 #A5CDBF
split-complementary
#ABA5CD #CDBFA5 #B3CDA5
monochromatic
#63589F #867EB7 #ABA5CD #D0CCE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#ABA5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#ABA5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA5CD
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA5CD | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4ABB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 165, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.057 291.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bfdc',
500: '#aba5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba5cd; $custom-light: #c4bfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 165,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74052,
"c": 0.05746,
"h": 291.8
},
"luminance": 0.39976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA5CD
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A73E97
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183