#AB38B2#AB38B2

#AB38B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.205 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38B2
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(297, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 61.69, -41.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 74.53, 325.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1688 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.205 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2441, 14.7023, 43.5664)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38B2 #3FB238

analogous

#6E38B2 #AB38B2 #B2387C

triadic

#AB38B2 #B2AB38 #38B2AB

tetradic

#AB38B2 #B26E38 #3FB238 #387CB2

square

#AB38B2 #B26E38 #3FB238 #387CB2

split-complementary

#AB38B2 #7CB238 #38B26E

monochromatic

#521B55 #7E2983 #AB38B2 #C55CCC #D68ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#AB38B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#AB38B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38B2

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38B2	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D62B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5170AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.205 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779c9',
    500: '#ab38b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38b2;
$custom-light: #c779c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.557,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55444,
    "c": 0.20487,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38B2

secondary

#85C581

accent

#DC4C54

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38B2

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

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