#AB38B4#AB38B4

#AB38B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.207 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38B4
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 62.04, -42.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 75.38, 325.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1688 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.207 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.4463, 14.7832, 44.6316)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38B4 #41B438

analogous

#6D38B4 #AB38B4 #B4387F

triadic

#AB38B4 #B4AB38 #38B4AB

tetradic

#AB38B4 #B46D38 #41B438 #387FB4

square

#AB38B4 #B46D38 #41B438 #387FB4

split-complementary

#AB38B4 #7FB438 #38B46D

monochromatic

#521B57 #7F2985 #AB38B4 #C45DCD #D58BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AB38B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AB38B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38B4

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38B4	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A62B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.207 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779cb',
    500: '#ab38b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38b4;
$custom-light: #c779cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.645,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55561,
    "c": 0.20653,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38B4

secondary

#87C582

accent

#DC4C56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38B4

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

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