#AB36C7#AB36C7

#AB36C7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.225 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36C7
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 199)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 66.22, -52.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 84.52, 321.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.1698 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.225 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4212, 15.4211, 55.5013)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36C7 #52C736

analogous

#6336C7 #AB36C7 #C7369A

triadic

#AB36C7 #C7AB36 #36C7AB

tetradic

#AB36C7 #C76336 #52C736 #369AC7

square

#AB36C7 #C76336 #52C736 #369AC7

split-complementary

#AB36C7 #9AC736 #36C763

monochromatic

#581C67 #822997 #AB36C7 #C065D5 #D395E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AB36C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AB36C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36C7

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36C7	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4071C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB537C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.225 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c878d9',
    500: '#ab36c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36c7;
$custom-light: #c878d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.414,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56545,
    "c": 0.22486,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36C7

secondary

#98CE8B

accent

#E14765

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36C7

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

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