#ABA6BD#ABA6BD
#ABA6BD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.033 H 295.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA6BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 166, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 15%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, 6.30, -11.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 12.79, 299.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% 0.0143 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.033 295.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6143, 39.6044, 53.6917) |
| Luminance | 0.3960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.01
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.58
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.81
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.05
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA6BD #B8BDA6
analogous
#A6ADBD #ABA6BD #B7A6BD
triadic
#ABA6BD #BDABA6 #A6BDAB
tetradic
#ABA6BD #BDA6AD #B8BDA6 #A6BDB7
square
#ABA6BD #BDA6AD #B8BDA6 #A6BDB7
split-complementary
#ABA6BD #BDB7A6 #ADBDA6
monochromatic
#6B6386 #8A83A3 #ABA6BD #CCC9D7 #EDECF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#ABA6BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#ABA6BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA6BD
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA6BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA6BD | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A9BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A9AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba6bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 166, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.033 295.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c0d0',
500: '#aba6bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba6bd; $custom-light: #c4c0d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba6bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 166,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.043,
"s": 14.839,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73672,
"c": 0.03322,
"h": 295.5
},
"luminance": 0.39604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA6BD
secondary
#E1E3DC
accent
#994C88
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182