#AB38AF#AB38AF

#AB38AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.202 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38AF
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(298, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 61.17, -40.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 73.26, 326.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1687 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.202 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9461, 14.5831, 41.9973)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38AF #3CAF38

analogous

#6F38AF #AB38AF #AF3878

triadic

#AB38AF #AFAB38 #38AFAB

tetradic

#AB38AF #AF6F38 #3CAF38 #3878AF

square

#AB38AF #AF6F38 #3CAF38 #3878AF

split-complementary

#AB38AF #78AF38 #38AF6F

monochromatic

#501A52 #7E2981 #AB38AF #C65ACA #D688D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#AB38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AB38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38AF

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38AF	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2261B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.202 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c778c7',
    500: '#ab38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38af;
$custom-light: #c778c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.983,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55271,
    "c": 0.20238,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38AF

secondary

#82C380

accent

#DB4D52

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38AF

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

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