#AB38AE#AB38AE

#AB38AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.202 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38AE
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(298, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, 61.00, -39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 72.84, 326.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1687 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.202 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8483, 14.5440, 41.4820)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38AE #3BAE38

analogous

#7038AE #AB38AE #AE3876

triadic

#AB38AE #AEAB38 #38AEAB

tetradic

#AB38AE #AE7038 #3BAE38 #3876AE

square

#AB38AE #AE7038 #3BAE38 #3876AE

split-complementary

#AB38AE #76AE38 #38AE70

monochromatic

#501A51 #7D2980 #AB38AE #C759CA #D788D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#AB38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AB38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38AE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38AE	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2361B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.202 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c6',
    500: '#ab38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38ae;
$custom-light: #c778c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.475,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55214,
    "c": 0.20156,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38AE

secondary

#81C37F

accent

#DB4D51

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38AE

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

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