#AB36B8#AB36B8

#AB36B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.212 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36B8
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 184)
HSL	hsl(294, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(294, 71%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 63.50, -45.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 77.95, 324.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1707 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.212 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7647, 14.7585, 46.7770)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36B8 #43B836

analogous

#6A36B8 #AB36B8 #B83684

triadic

#AB36B8 #B8AB36 #36B8AB

tetradic

#AB36B8 #B86A36 #43B836 #3684B8

square

#AB36B8 #B86A36 #43B836 #3684B8

split-complementary

#AB36B8 #84B836 #36B86A

monochromatic

#531A59 #7F2889 #AB36B8 #C45CCF #D58BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AB36B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AB36B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36B8

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36B8	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0962BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C70B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.212 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878ce',
    500: '#ab36b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36b8;
$custom-light: #c878ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294,
    "s": 54.622,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5561,
    "c": 0.21222,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36B8

secondary

#89C782

accent

#DE4A59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36B8

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

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