#AB37C4#AB37C4

#AB37C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.221 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB37C4
RGB	rgb(171, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(289, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 65.31, -50.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 82.78, 322.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1691 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.221 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.1233, 15.3772, 53.7006)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB37C4 #50C437

analogous

#6537C4 #AB37C4 #C43797

triadic

#AB37C4 #C4AB37 #37C4AB

tetradic

#AB37C4 #C46537 #50C437 #3797C4

square

#AB37C4 #C46537 #50C437 #3797C4

split-complementary

#AB37C4 #97C437 #37C465

monochromatic

#581C64 #812A94 #AB37C4 #C065D4 #D394E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AB37C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AB37C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB37C4

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB37C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB37C4	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4371C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab37c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.221 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d6',
    500: '#ab37c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab37c4;
$custom-light: #c879d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab37c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.362,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56443,
    "c": 0.22119,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB37C4

secondary

#96CC8B

accent

#DF4863

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB37C4

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

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