#AB279D#AB279D
#AB279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.207 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB279D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 39, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 77%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 8.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.07, 63.99, -34.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.07, 72.61, 331.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.81% 0.1847 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.81% 0.207 333) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6060, 12.5453, 33.0700) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.98
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.16
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.24
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.46
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.75
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB279D #27AB35
analogous
#7727AB #AB279D #AB275B
triadic
#AB279D #9DAB27 #279DAB
tetradic
#AB279D #AB7727 #27AB35 #275BAB
square
#AB279D #AB7727 #27AB35 #275BAB
split-complementary
#AB279D #5BAB27 #27AB77
monochromatic
#471041 #791C6F #AB279D #D33DC3 #DE6ED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AB279D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#AB279D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB279D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB279D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB279D | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2057A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556A9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B33661
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab279d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 39, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.207 333.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c871ba',
500: '#ab279d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab279d; $custom-light: #c871ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab279d",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 39,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.364,
"s": 62.857,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52813,
"c": 0.20735,
"h": 333
},
"luminance": 0.12543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB279D
secondary
#69C573
accent
#E65342
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80