#ABA6CB#ABA6CB
#ABA6CB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.053 H 291.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA6CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 166, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 26%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 18.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.64, 9.28, -18.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.64, 20.42, 297.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.18% 0.0192 -0.0495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.18% 0.053 291.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2079, 40.2418, 62.0848) |
| Luminance | 0.4024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.84
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.72
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.14
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.22
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA6CB #C6CBA6
analogous
#A6B4CB #ABA6CB #BEA6CB
triadic
#ABA6CB #CBABA6 #A6CBAB
tetradic
#ABA6CB #CBA6B4 #C6CBA6 #A6CBBE
square
#ABA6CB #CBA6B4 #C6CBA6 #A6CBBE
split-complementary
#ABA6CB #CBBEA6 #B4CBA6
monochromatic
#645B9C #877FB4 #ABA6CB #CFCDE2 #EDECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#ABA6CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#ABA6CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA6CB
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA6CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA6CB | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EABCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA9CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ACB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba6cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 166, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.053 291.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c0db',
500: '#aba6cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba6cb; $custom-light: #c4c0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba6cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 166,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.108,
"s": 26.241,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74177,
"c": 0.05309,
"h": 291.2
},
"luminance": 0.40242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA6CB
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A54197
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121215
muted
#818183