#AB2C9D#AB2C9D
#AB2C9D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.202 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB2C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 44, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 8.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.61, 62.46, -33.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.61, 70.86, 331.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.2% 0.1802 -0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.2% 0.202 333) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7812, 12.8956, 33.1284) |
| Luminance | 0.1289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.42
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.02
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.34
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.82
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.96
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB2C9D #2CAB3A
analogous
#7A2CAB #AB2C9D #AB2C5E
triadic
#AB2C9D #9DAB2C #2C9DAB
tetradic
#AB2C9D #AB7A2C #2CAB3A #2C5EAB
square
#AB2C9D #AB7A2C #2CAB3A #2C5EAB
split-complementary
#AB2C9D #5EAB2C #2CAB7A
monochromatic
#4A1344 #7A1F70 #AB2C9D #CF45C0 #DC76D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#AB2C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#AB2C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB2C9D
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB2C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB2C9D | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2659A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#576B9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B33962
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab2c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 44, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.202 333.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c872ba',
500: '#ab2c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab2c9d; $custom-light: #c872ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab2c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 44,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.614,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53197,
"c": 0.20228,
"h": 333
},
"luminance": 0.12894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB2C9D
secondary
#6FC379
accent
#E25746
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80