#AB37CD#AB37CD

#AB37CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.229 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB37CD
RGB	rgb(171, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 66.99, -55.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 86.79, 320.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.02% 0.1683 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(57.02% 0.229 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.1786, 15.7993, 59.2584)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB37CD #59CD37

analogous

#6037CD #AB37CD #CD37A4

triadic

#AB37CD #CDAB37 #37CDAB

tetradic

#AB37CD #CD6037 #59CD37 #37A4CD

square

#AB37CD #CD6037 #59CD37 #37A4CD

split-complementary

#AB37CD #A4CD37 #37CD60

monochromatic

#5B1C6E #84289F #AB37CD #C068D9 #D499E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AB37CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AB37CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB37CD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB37CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB37CD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B72CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab37cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.229 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879dd',
    500: '#ab37cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab37cd;
$custom-light: #c879dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab37cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.4,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57024,
    "c": 0.22892,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB37CD

secondary

#9ED18F

accent

#E34569

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB37CD

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

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