#AB37CE#AB37CE

#AB37CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.230 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB37CE
RGB	rgb(171, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 67.18, -55.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 87.23, 320.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.1682 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.23 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.2997, 15.8478, 59.8961)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB37CE #5ACE37

analogous

#5F37CE #AB37CE #CE37A5

triadic

#AB37CE #CEAB37 #37CEAB

tetradic

#AB37CE #CE5F37 #5ACE37 #37A5CE

square

#AB37CE #CE5F37 #5ACE37 #37A5CE

split-complementary

#AB37CE #A5CE37 #37CE5F

monochromatic

#5C1B6F #8427A0 #AB37CE #C068DA #D499E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AB37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AB37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB37CE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB37CE	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A72CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.230 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879de',
    500: '#ab37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab37ce;
$custom-light: #c879de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.093,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5709,
    "c": 0.22978,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB37CE

secondary

#9FD28F

accent

#E44469

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB37CE

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

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