#AB36C2#AB36C2

#AB36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.221 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36C2
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 65.30, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 82.31, 322.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1702 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.221 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.8502, 15.1927, 52.4940)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36C2 #4DC236

analogous

#6536C2 #AB36C2 #C23693

triadic

#AB36C2 #C2AB36 #36C2AB

tetradic

#AB36C2 #C26536 #4DC236 #3693C2

square

#AB36C2 #C26536 #4DC236 #3693C2

split-complementary

#AB36C2 #93C236 #36C265

monochromatic

#571B62 #812992 #AB36C2 #C162D3 #D492E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AB36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AB36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36C2

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36C2	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4471BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.221 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878d5',
    500: '#ab36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36c2;
$custom-light: #c878d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.143,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56226,
    "c": 0.22061,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36C2

secondary

#93CC88

accent

#E04861

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36C2

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

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