#ABA5E2#ABA5E2
#ABA5E2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.087 H 288.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA5E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 165, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 51%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 27%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 27%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.22, 15.09, -29.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.22, 33.54, 296.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.9% 0.0278 -0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.9% 0.087 288.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9738, 41.0584, 77.5451) |
| Luminance | 0.4106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.53
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.33
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.49
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA5E2 #DCE2A5
analogous
#A5BEE2 #ABA5E2 #CAA5E2
triadic
#ABA5E2 #E2ABA5 #A5E2AB
tetradic
#ABA5E2 #E2A5BE #DCE2A5 #A5E2CA
square
#ABA5E2 #E2A5BE #DCE2A5 #A5E2CA
split-complementary
#ABA5E2 #E2CAA5 #BEE2A5
monochromatic
#5548C4 #8077D3 #ABA5E2 #D6D3F1 #E9E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#ABA5E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#ABA5E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA5E2
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA5E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA5E2 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95ADE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AAE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FAFBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba5e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 165, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.087 288.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bfeb',
500: '#aba5e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba5e2; $custom-light: #c5bfeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba5e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 165,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.902,
"s": 51.261,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74897,
"c": 0.08719,
"h": 288.6
},
"luminance": 0.41059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA5E2
secondary
#EDEFDC
accent
#BF27B0
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184