#AB36CA#AB36CA

#AB36CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.227 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36CA
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 66.79, -53.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 85.85, 321.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.1696 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.227 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.7729, 15.5618, 57.3538)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36CA #55CA36

analogous

#6136CA #AB36CA #CA369F

triadic

#AB36CA #CAAB36 #36CAAB

tetradic

#AB36CA #CA6136 #55CA36 #369FCA

square

#AB36CA #CA6136 #55CA36 #369FCA

split-complementary

#AB36CA #9FCA36 #36CA61

monochromatic

#591C6A #82299A #AB36CA #BF66D7 #D397E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AB36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AB36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36CA

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36CA	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D72C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA547E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.227 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879db',
    500: '#ab36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36ca;
$custom-light: #c879db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.432,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56739,
    "c": 0.22742,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36CA

secondary

#9BCF8D

accent

#E14667

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36CA

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

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