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#ab9ce2 color: Dull Lavender

#ab9ce2 is rgb(171, 156, 226) in RGB and oklch(73.163% 0.10095 293.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

73.2%
0.101
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ab9ce2

#ab9ce2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ab9ce2 mixed with white

  1. ab9ce2
  2. b3a6e5
  3. bbb0e9
  4. c3baec
  5. cbc3ef
  6. d4cdf2
  7. dcd7f5
  8. e5e1f7
  9. edebfa
  10. f6f5fd

Darker: #ab9ce2 mixed with black

  1. ab9ce2
  2. 9487c4
  3. 7e73a8
  4. 685f8c
  5. 544c71
  6. 403957
  7. 2d283e
  8. 1b1827
  9. 0b0912
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ab9ce2 with less saturation

  1. ab9ce2
  2. ab9ddc
  3. aa9fd7
  4. aaa0d1
  5. a9a1cb
  6. a9a3c6
  7. a9a4c0
  8. a9a5ba
  9. a8a6b4
  10. a8a7ae

Questions about #ab9ce2

What color is #ab9ce2?

#ab9ce2 is soft light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(171, 156, 226), in HSL hsl(252.86, 54.69%, 74.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.163% 0.10095 293.583).

What colors go well with #ab9ce2?

The complementary color of #ab9ce2 is #a8af62. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87a8e8 and #c892cd. The triadic partners are #da966a and #5bbda3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab9ce2?

Black text reads better on #ab9ce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab9ce2 a warm or cool color?

#ab9ce2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.101.