#ABA8CA#ABA8CA
#ABA8CA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.049 H 289.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 168, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 17%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.12, 7.96, -16.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.12, 18.68, 295.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% 0.016 -0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.049 289.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4556, 40.9271, 61.5813) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.88
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.44
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.62
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.95
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA8CA #C7CAA8
analogous
#A8B6CA #ABA8CA #BCA8CA
triadic
#ABA8CA #CAABA8 #A8CAAB
tetradic
#ABA8CA #CAA8B6 #C7CAA8 #A8CABC
square
#ABA8CA #CAA8B6 #C7CAA8 #A8CABC
split-complementary
#ABA8CA #CABCA8 #B6CAA8
monochromatic
#635E9A #8682B3 #ABA8CA #D0CEE1 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#ABA8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#ABA8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA8CA
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA8CA | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ACCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ADB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 168, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.049 289.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c1da',
500: '#aba8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba8ca; $custom-light: #c4c1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 168,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.294,
"s": 24.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74542,
"c": 0.04863,
"h": 289.2
},
"luminance": 0.40927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA8CA
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A3439A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183