#AB36CD#AB36CD

#AB36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.230 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36CD
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 67.35, -55.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 87.19, 320.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% 0.1692 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.23 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.1316, 15.7053, 59.2427)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36CD #58CD36

analogous

#5F36CD #AB36CD #CD36A3

triadic

#AB36CD #CDAB36 #36CDAB

tetradic

#AB36CD #CD5F36 #58CD36 #36A3CD

square

#AB36CD #CD5F36 #58CD36 #36A3CD

split-complementary

#AB36CD #A3CD36 #36CD5F

monochromatic

#5B1B6D #84279E #AB36CD #BF67D9 #D498E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AB36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AB36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36CD

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36CD	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A72CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.230 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879dd',
    500: '#ab36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36cd;
$custom-light: #c879dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.49,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56936,
    "c": 0.22999,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36CD

secondary

#9DD18E

accent

#E34468

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36CD

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

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