#AB36C3#AB36C3

#AB36C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.221 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36C3
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 65.48, -50.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 82.75, 322.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1702 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.221 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.9629, 15.2378, 53.0875)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36C3 #4EC336

analogous

#6536C3 #AB36C3 #C33695

triadic

#AB36C3 #C3AB36 #36C3AB

tetradic

#AB36C3 #C36536 #4EC336 #3695C3

square

#AB36C3 #C36536 #4EC336 #3695C3

split-complementary

#AB36C3 #95C336 #36C365

monochromatic

#571B63 #812993 #AB36C3 #C063D4 #D492E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AB36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#AB36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36C3

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36C3	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4371C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC517A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.221 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878d6',
    500: '#ab36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36c3;
$custom-light: #c878d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.787,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5629,
    "c": 0.22145,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36C3

secondary

#94CC89

accent

#E04862

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36C3

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

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