#AB36B3#AB36B3

#AB36B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.208 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36B3
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 179)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 69.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.02, 62.61, -42.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.02, 75.81, 325.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.1708 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.208 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.2498, 14.5526, 44.0654)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36B3 #3EB336

analogous

#6C36B3 #AB36B3 #B3367C

triadic

#AB36B3 #B3AB36 #36B3AB

tetradic

#AB36B3 #B36C36 #3EB336 #367CB3

square

#AB36B3 #B36C36 #3EB336 #367CB3

split-complementary

#AB36B3 #7CB336 #36B36C

monochromatic

#511A55 #7E2884 #AB36B3 #C659CD #D688DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#AB36B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AB36B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36B3

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36B3	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1761B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.208 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878ca',
    500: '#ab36b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36b3;
$custom-light: #c878ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.16,
    "s": 53.648,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55313,
    "c": 0.20808,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36B3

secondary

#84C580

accent

#DD4B54

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36B3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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