#ABA8CD#ABA8CD
#ABA8CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.053 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 168, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 27%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.23, 8.61, -18.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.23, 20.32, 295.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% 0.017 -0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.053 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8142, 41.0705, 63.4702) |
| Luminance | 0.4107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.15
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.50
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.22
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.39
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.41
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA8CD #CACDA8
analogous
#A8B7CD #ABA8CD #BDA8CD
triadic
#ABA8CD #CDABA8 #A8CDAB
tetradic
#ABA8CD #CDA8B7 #CACDA8 #A8CDBD
square
#ABA8CD #CDA8B7 #CACDA8 #A8CDBD
split-complementary
#ABA8CD #CDBDA8 #B7CDA8
monochromatic
#615B9F #8581B7 #ABA8CD #D1CFE3 #ECECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#ABA8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#ABA8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA8CD
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA8CD | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FACCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4AEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 168, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.053 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c1dc',
500: '#aba8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba8cd; $custom-light: #c4c1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 168,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.865,
"s": 27.007,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74654,
"c": 0.05291,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.41071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA8CD
secondary
#EAEAE1
accent
#A6409D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183