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#ab9bc8 color: Imperial Lilac

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261°
100%

OKLCH

71.9%
0.067
301°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • slate-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.54:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.25:1 · AALc 54

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About #ab9bc8

#ab9bc8 is a dusty light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#a99fcf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ab9bc8 mixed with white

  1. ab9bc8
  2. b3a5ce
  3. bbaed3
  4. c3b8d9
  5. ccc2de
  6. d4cce4
  7. ddd6e9
  8. e5e0ef
  9. eeeaf4
  10. f6f5fa

Darker: #ab9bc8 mixed with black

  1. ab9bc8
  2. 9486ae
  3. 7e7294
  4. 685e7b
  5. 544b63
  6. 40394c
  7. 2d2836
  8. 1b1821
  9. 0b090f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ab9bc8 with less saturation

  1. ab9bc8
  2. aa9cc5
  3. aa9dc1
  4. a99ebd
  5. a89fba
  6. a7a0b6
  7. a7a1b3
  8. a6a2af
  9. a5a2ab
  10. a5a3a8