#AB36C6#AB36C6

#AB36C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.224 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36C6
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 198)
HSL	hsl(289, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 66.04, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 84.07, 321.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1699 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.224 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.3055, 15.3749, 54.8918)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36C6 #51C636

analogous

#6336C6 #AB36C6 #C63699

triadic

#AB36C6 #C6AB36 #36C6AB

tetradic

#AB36C6 #C66336 #51C636 #3699C6

square

#AB36C6 #C66336 #51C636 #3699C6

split-complementary

#AB36C6 #99C636 #36C663

monochromatic

#581C66 #812996 #AB36C6 #C064D5 #D394E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AB36C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AB36C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36C6

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36C6	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4171C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.224 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878d8',
    500: '#ab36c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36c6;
$custom-light: #c878d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.75,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56481,
    "c": 0.224,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36C6

secondary

#97CD8B

accent

#E04764

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36C6

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

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