#AB36C4#AB36C4

#AB36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.222 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36C4
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(289, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 65.67, -51.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 83.19, 322.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1701 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.222 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0763, 15.2832, 53.6849)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36C4 #4FC436

analogous

#6436C4 #AB36C4 #C43696

triadic

#AB36C4 #C4AB36 #36C4AB

tetradic

#AB36C4 #C46436 #4FC436 #3696C4

square

#AB36C4 #C46436 #4FC436 #3696C4

split-complementary

#AB36C4 #96C436 #36C464

monochromatic

#571C64 #812994 #AB36C4 #C063D4 #D493E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#AB36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AB36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36C4

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36C4	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4371C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.222 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878d6',
    500: '#ab36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36c4;
$custom-light: #c878d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.437,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56353,
    "c": 0.22231,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36C4

secondary

#95CC89

accent

#E04863

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36C4

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

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