#AB36B5#AB36B5

#AB36B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.210 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36B5
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 181)
HSL	hsl(295, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(295, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 70.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 62.96, -43.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 76.66, 325.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1708 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.21 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.4536, 14.6341, 45.1384)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36B5 #40B536

analogous

#6B36B5 #AB36B5 #B5367F

triadic

#AB36B5 #B5AB36 #36B5AB

tetradic

#AB36B5 #B56B36 #40B536 #367FB5

square

#AB36B5 #B56B36 #40B536 #367FB5

split-complementary

#AB36B5 #7FB536 #36B56B

monochromatic

#521A57 #7E2886 #AB36B5 #C55ACE #D589DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#AB36B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#AB36B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36B5

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36B5	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1262B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.210 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878cc',
    500: '#ab36b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36b5;
$custom-light: #c878cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.276,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55431,
    "c": 0.20973,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36B5

secondary

#86C681

accent

#DD4A56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36B5

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

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