#ABA6CD#ABA6CD
#ABA6CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.056 H 290.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA6CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 166, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 28%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 19%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, 9.72, -19.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 21.51, 296.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% 0.0199 -0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.056 290.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4478, 40.3378, 63.3481) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.36
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.76
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.85
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.91
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.02
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA6CD #C8CDA6
analogous
#A6B4CD #ABA6CD #BEA6CD
triadic
#ABA6CD #CDABA6 #A6CDAB
tetradic
#ABA6CD #CDA6B4 #C8CDA6 #A6CDBE
square
#ABA6CD #CDA6B4 #C8CDA6 #A6CDBE
split-complementary
#ABA6CD #CDBEA6 #B4CDA6
monochromatic
#62599F #867FB7 #ABA6CD #D0CDE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#ABA6CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#ABA6CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA6CD
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA6CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA6CD | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DABCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4ACB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba6cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 166, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.056 290.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c0dc',
500: '#aba6cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba6cd; $custom-light: #c4c0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba6cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 166,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.692,
"s": 28.058,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74252,
"c": 0.05593,
"h": 290.8
},
"luminance": 0.40338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA6CD
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A73F99
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183