#ABABCB#ABABCB

#ABABCB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.046 H 285.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#ABABCB
RGB	rgb(171, 171, 203)
HSL	hsl(240, 24%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(240, 16%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.94, 6.52, -16.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.94, 17.49, 291.88°)
OKLab	oklab(75.19% 0.012 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(75.19% 0.046 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.1346, 42.0951, 62.3937)
Luminance	0.4210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#ABABCB #CBCBAB

analogous

#ABBBCB #ABABCB #BBABCB

triadic

#ABABCB #CBABAB #ABCBAB

tetradic

#ABABCB #CBABBB #CBCBAB #ABCBBB

square

#ABABCB #CBABBB #CBCBAB #ABCBBB

split-complementary

#ABABCB #CBBBAB #BBCBAB

monochromatic

#60609B #8585B4 #ABABCB #D1D1E2 #ECECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#ABABCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.42

#ABABCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #ABABCB

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##ABABCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##ABABCB	1.00	2.23	9.42	9.42
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3AFCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3ADCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4B0B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ababcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 171, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.046 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4c4da',
    500: '#ababcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ababcb;
$custom-light: #c4c4da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ababcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75186,
    "c": 0.04568,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.42096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#ABABCB

secondary

#EAEAE1

accent

#A244A2

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F8F8FA

border

#D1D1D3

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #ABABCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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