#ABA7BC#ABA7BC
#ABA7BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.030 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 167, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 14%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 11%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 5.54, -10.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 11.64, 298.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% 0.0125 -0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.03 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6886, 39.9261, 53.1828) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.15
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.16
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.82
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.16
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.51
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA7BC #B8BCA7
analogous
#A7AEBC #ABA7BC #B6A7BC
triadic
#ABA7BC #BCABA7 #A7BCAB
tetradic
#ABA7BC #BCA7AE #B8BCA7 #A7BCB6
square
#ABA7BC #BCA7AE #B8BCA7 #A7BCB6
split-complementary
#ABA7BC #BCB6A7 #AEBCA7
monochromatic
#6B6584 #8A84A2 #ABA7BC #CCCAD6 #EDECF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#ABA7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#ABA7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA7BC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA7BC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AABD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8AAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 167, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.030 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c1d0',
500: '#aba7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba7bc; $custom-light: #c4c1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 167,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.429,
"s": 13.548,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73841,
"c": 0.03023,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.39926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA7BC
secondary
#E1E2DC
accent
#984E8A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182