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#ab9feb color: Dull Lavender

#ab9feb is rgb(171, 159, 235) in RGB and oklch(74.138% 0.10879 290.734) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.1%
0.109
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ab9feb

#ab9feb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.89:1, 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: #ab9feb mixed with white

  1. ab9feb
  2. b3a9ee
  3. bbb2f0
  4. c3bcf2
  5. cbc5f4
  6. d4cff6
  7. dcd9f8
  8. e5e2fa
  9. edecfc
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #ab9feb mixed with black

  1. ab9feb
  2. 948acc
  3. 7e75ae
  4. 686191
  5. 544d75
  6. 403b5b
  7. 2d2941
  8. 1b1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ab9feb with less saturation

  1. ab9feb
  2. aba1e5
  3. aba2df
  4. aba3d8
  5. aba5d2
  6. aba6cc
  7. aba7c5
  8. aba8bf
  9. aba9b8
  10. abaab2

Questions about #ab9feb

What color is #ab9feb?

#ab9feb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(171, 159, 235), in HSL hsl(249.47, 65.52%, 77.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.138% 0.10879 290.734).

What colors go well with #ab9feb?

The complementary color of #ab9feb is #aeb25d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84acf0 and #cb94d5. The triadic partners are #e2976a and #59c1a2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab9feb?

Black text reads better on #ab9feb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab9feb a warm or cool color?

#ab9feb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.109.