#AB36DB#AB36DB

#AB36DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.242 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB36DB
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(283, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 70.04, -61.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 93.48, 318.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% 0.1673 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.242 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.8977, 16.4118, 68.5443)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB36DB #66DB36

analogous

#5836DB #AB36DB #DB36B9

triadic

#AB36DB #DBAB36 #36DBAB

tetradic

#AB36DB #DB5836 #66DB36 #36B9DB

square

#AB36DB #DB5836 #66DB36 #36B9DB

split-complementary

#AB36DB #B9DB36 #36DB58

monochromatic

#611780 #8920B4 #AB36DB #C16AE4 #D69EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#AB36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#AB36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB36DB

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB36DB	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2773D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.242 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979e7',
    500: '#ab36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab36db;
$custom-light: #c979e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.545,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57884,
    "c": 0.24207,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB36DB

secondary

#A8DA93

accent

#EC3B6F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB36DB

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

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