#AB89B5

Closest named color: Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8). oklch(67.7% 0.074 318.4), rgb(171, 137, 181).

Black text reads best on this color (6.97:1).

About this color

#AB89B5 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 318°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.074)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8)
Black text	6.97:1
White text	3.00:1

Values

HEX	#AB89B5
RGB	rgb(171, 137, 181)
HSL	hsl(286, 23%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.7% 0.074 318.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #AB89B5	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc -62.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #AB89B5	6.97:1	AA	Lc 47.3	Large or bold text, headings
#AB89B5 text on white	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc 56.8	Large or bold text, headings
#AB89B5 text on black	6.97:1	AA	Lc -45.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F7F4F8

oklch(97.1% 0.006 317.8)
Step 100
100

#EEE7F0

oklch(93.6% 0.014 318.7)
Step 200
200

#E1D4E4

oklch(88.5% 0.026 319.9)
Step 300
300

#CEB8D4

oklch(81% 0.046 319)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#AB89B5

oklch(67.7% 0.074 318.4)
Step 500
500

#A277AE

oklch(63.1% 0.094 318.8)
Step 600
600

#8D5F9A

oklch(55.7% 0.103 318.6)
Step 700
700

#774E83

oklch(49% 0.095 318.4)
Step 800
800

#61406B

oklch(42.6% 0.08 318.1)
Step 900
900

#4F3757

oklch(37.7% 0.061 317.5)
Step 950
950

#2F2033

oklch(27% 0.04 319)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AB89B5 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8492B7	0.059
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8B96B4	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AB8E98	0.050
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.074