#ABA9CA#ABA9CA
#ABA9CA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.047 H 288.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 169, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 16%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.38, 7.40, -16.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.38, 18.10, 294.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.74% 0.0146 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.74% 0.047 288) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6409, 41.2977, 61.6431) |
| Luminance | 0.4130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.29
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.86
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.51
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.84
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.01
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA9CA #C8CAA9
analogous
#A9B7CA #ABA9CA #BBA9CA
triadic
#ABA9CA #CAABA9 #A9CAAB
tetradic
#ABA9CA #CAA9B7 #C8CAA9 #A9CABB
square
#ABA9CA #CAA9B7 #C8CAA9 #A9CABB
split-complementary
#ABA9CA #CABBA9 #B7CAA9
monochromatic
#625F9A #8683B3 #ABA9CA #D0CFE1 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#ABA9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#ABA9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA9CA
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA9CA | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ABC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5AEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 169, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.047 288.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2da',
500: '#aba9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba9ca; $custom-light: #c4c2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 169,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.636,
"s": 23.741,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74744,
"c": 0.04714,
"h": 288
},
"luminance": 0.41298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA9CA
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A2439C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183