#AB36BE#AB36BE

#AB36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.217 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36BE
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(292, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(292, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 64.57, -48.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 80.55, 323.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1705 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.217 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.4070, 15.0155, 50.1599)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36BE #49BE36

analogous

#6736BE #AB36BE #BE368D

triadic

#AB36BE #BEAB36 #36BEAB

tetradic

#AB36BE #BE6736 #49BE36 #368DBE

square

#AB36BE #BE6736 #49BE36 #368DBE

split-complementary

#AB36BE #8DBE36 #36BE67

monochromatic

#551B5F #80288E #AB36BE #C260D2 #D48FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#AB36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AB36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36BE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36BE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4870BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.217 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878d2',
    500: '#ab36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36be;
$custom-light: #c878d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.618,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55977,
    "c": 0.21723,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36BE

secondary

#8FCA86

accent

#DF495E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36BE

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

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