#AB38B7#AB38B7

#AB38B7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.209 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38B7
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 183)
HSL	hsl(294, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(294, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 62.57, -44.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 76.67, 324.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1687 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.209 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.7552, 14.9068, 46.2586)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38B7 #44B738

analogous

#6C38B7 #AB38B7 #B73884

triadic

#AB38B7 #B7AB38 #38B7AB

tetradic

#AB38B7 #B76C38 #44B738 #3884B7

square

#AB38B7 #B76C38 #44B738 #3884B7

split-complementary

#AB38B7 #84B738 #38B76C

monochromatic

#531B59 #7F2A88 #AB38B7 #C35ECE #D58DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AB38B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AB38B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38B7

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38B7	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1363BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.209 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879cd',
    500: '#ab38b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38b7;
$custom-light: #c879cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.331,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55738,
    "c": 0.20903,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38B7

secondary

#8AC784

accent

#DD4B59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38B7

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

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