#AB37CC#AB37CC

#AB37CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.228 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB37CC
RGB	rgb(171, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.2%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 66.81, -54.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 86.34, 320.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% 0.1684 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.228 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.0583, 15.7512, 58.6247)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB37CC #58CC37

analogous

#6037CC #AB37CC #CC37A3

triadic

#AB37CC #CCAB37 #37CCAB

tetradic

#AB37CC #CC6037 #58CC37 #37A3CC

square

#AB37CC #CC6037 #58CC37 #37A3CC

split-complementary

#AB37CC #A3CC37 #37CC60

monochromatic

#5B1C6D #84289E #AB37CC #BF68D8 #D499E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AB37CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AB37CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB37CC

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB37CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB37CC	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)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C72C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab37cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.228 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879dc',
    500: '#ab37cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab37cc;
$custom-light: #c879dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab37cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.711,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56959,
    "c": 0.22805,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB37CC

secondary

#9DD08E

accent

#E34568

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB37CC

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

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