#ABA7BD#ABA7BD
#ABA7BD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.032 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA7BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 167, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 14%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 5.75, -10.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 12.19, 298.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% 0.0129 -0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.032 294) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7968, 39.9693, 53.7525) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.44
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.51
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.75
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.33
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.40
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA7BD #B9BDA7
analogous
#A7AEBD #ABA7BD #B6A7BD
triadic
#ABA7BD #BDABA7 #A7BDAB
tetradic
#ABA7BD #BDA7AE #B9BDA7 #A7BDB6
square
#ABA7BD #BDA7AE #B9BDA7 #A7BDB6
split-complementary
#ABA7BD #BDB6A7 #AEBDA7
monochromatic
#6A6485 #8A84A3 #ABA7BD #CCCAD7 #EEEDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#ABA7BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#ABA7BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA7BD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA7BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA7BD | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#A3AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8AAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba7bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 167, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.032 294.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c1d0',
500: '#aba7bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba7bd; $custom-light: #c4c1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba7bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 167,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.909,
"s": 14.286,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73876,
"c": 0.03165,
"h": 294
},
"luminance": 0.39969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA7BD
secondary
#E2E3DD
accent
#984D8B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182