#AB36B4#AB36B4

#AB36B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.209 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36B4
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 180)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 70%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 62.79, -43.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 76.24, 325.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1708 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.209 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3513, 14.5932, 44.6000)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36B4 #3FB436

analogous

#6C36B4 #AB36B4 #B4367E

triadic

#AB36B4 #B4AB36 #36B4AB

tetradic

#AB36B4 #B46C36 #3FB436 #367EB4

square

#AB36B4 #B46C36 #3FB436 #367EB4

split-complementary

#AB36B4 #7EB436 #36B46C

monochromatic

#521A56 #7E2885 #AB36B4 #C55ACD #D689DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#AB36B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AB36B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36B4

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36B4	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1562B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.209 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878cb',
    500: '#ab36b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36b4;
$custom-light: #c878cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55371,
    "c": 0.20891,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36B4

secondary

#85C680

accent

#DD4B55

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36B4

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

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