#ABA9EC

Closest named color: Carolina Blue (#8AB8FE). oklch(76.1% 0.095 285.3), rgb(171, 169, 236).

Black text reads best on this color (9.61:1).

About this color

#ABA9EC is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Carolina Blue (#8AB8FE), ΔE 0.053 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.61:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Carolina Blue (#8AB8FE)
Black text	9.61:1
White text	2.18:1

Values

HEX	#ABA9EC
RGB	rgb(171, 169, 236)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 79%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.1% 0.095 285.3)

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 #ABA9EC	2.18:1	Fails	Lc -47.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #ABA9EC	9.61:1	AAA	Lc 61.0	Content text, not long reading
#ABA9EC text on white	2.18:1	Fails	Lc 42.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#ABA9EC text on black	9.61:1	AAA	Lc -59.3	Large or bold text, headings

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 300.

Step 50
50

#F4F4FE

oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
Step 100
100

#E7E8FC

oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
Step 200
200

#D5D5FC

oklch(88.5% 0.053 285.3)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#ABA9EC

oklch(76.1% 0.095 285.3)
Step 400
400

#9890FB

oklch(70.6% 0.153 285.2)
Step 500
500

#8270F8

oklch(63% 0.195 285.4)
Step 600
600

#6E54E7

oklch(55.7% 0.212 285.3)
Step 700
700

#5C43C9

oklch(49.1% 0.197 285.1)
Step 800
800

#4B38A2

oklch(42.7% 0.163 285.4)
Step 900
900

#3E3281

oklch(37.7% 0.128 285.4)
Step 950
950

#241E4B

oklch(26.9% 0.08 285.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#ABA9EC 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)	#97B1EF	0.031
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#95AEEA	0.031
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9CB5C1	0.082
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AFAFAF	0.096