#AB37DE#AB37DE

#AB37DE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.244 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB37DE
RGB	rgb(171, 55, 222)
HSL	hsl(282, 72%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 75.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 70.29, -63.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 94.45, 318.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% 0.166 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.244 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.3432, 16.6652, 70.6587)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB37DE #6ADE37

analogous

#5837DE #AB37DE #DE37BD

triadic

#AB37DE #DEAB37 #37DEAB

tetradic

#AB37DE #DE5837 #6ADE37 #37BDDE

square

#AB37DE #DE5837 #6ADE37 #37BDDE

split-complementary

#AB37DE #BDDE37 #37DE58

monochromatic

#631685 #8A1FB9 #AB37DE #C16CE7 #D7A0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AB37DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AB37DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB37DE

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB37DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB37DE	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2274DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab37de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 55, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.244 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ae9',
    500: '#ab37de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab37de;
$custom-light: #c97ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab37de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.677,
    "s": 71.674,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58178,
    "c": 0.24369,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB37DE

secondary

#ABDC95

accent

#EE3971

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB37DE

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

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