#AB36BD#AB36BD
#AB36BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.216 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB36BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 54, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 64.39, -47.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 80.12, 323.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.92% 0.1705 -0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.92% 0.216 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2981, 14.9719, 49.5862) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.03
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.46
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.89
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.94
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.35
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB36BD #48BD36
analogous
#6736BD #AB36BD #BD368B
triadic
#AB36BD #BDAB36 #36BDAB
tetradic
#AB36BD #BD6736 #48BD36 #368BBD
square
#AB36BD #BD6736 #48BD36 #368BBD
split-complementary
#AB36BD #8BBD36 #36BD67
monochromatic
#551B5E #80288D #AB36BD #C25FD1 #D48FDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#AB36BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#AB36BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB36BD
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB36BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB36BD | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4870BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4F76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab36bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.216 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c878d1',
500: '#ab36bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab36bd; $custom-light: #c878d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab36bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 54,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55915,
"c": 0.21639,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.1497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB36BD
secondary
#8EC985
accent
#DF495D
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F9EEF9
border
#D2C9D2
text
#140A14
muted
#827C82