#AB36CE#AB36CE

#AB36CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.231 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36CE
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 67.54, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 87.64, 320.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1691 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.231 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.2527, 15.7537, 59.8804)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36CE #59CE36

analogous

#5F36CE #AB36CE #CE36A5

triadic

#AB36CE #CEAB36 #36CEAB

tetradic

#AB36CE #CE5F36 #59CE36 #36A5CE

square

#AB36CE #CE5F36 #59CE36 #36A5CE

split-complementary

#AB36CE #A5CE36 #36CE5F

monochromatic

#5B1B6F #8427A0 #AB36CE #C067DA #D498E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AB36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AB36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36CE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36CE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3972CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.231 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879de',
    500: '#ab36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36ce;
$custom-light: #c879de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.184,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57002,
    "c": 0.23084,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36CE

secondary

#9ED28E

accent

#E44469

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36CE

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

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