#AB38B8#AB38B8

#AB38B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.210 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38B8
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(294, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 62.75, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 77.10, 324.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.1687 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.21 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8597, 14.9485, 46.8087)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38B8 #45B838

analogous

#6B38B8 #AB38B8 #B83885

triadic

#AB38B8 #B8AB38 #38B8AB

tetradic

#AB38B8 #B86B38 #45B838 #3885B8

square

#AB38B8 #B86B38 #45B838 #3885B8

split-complementary

#AB38B8 #85B838 #38B86B

monochromatic

#541B5A #7F2A89 #AB38B8 #C35FCE #D58EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#AB38B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AB38B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38B8

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38B8	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1163BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D70B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.210 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879ce',
    500: '#ab38b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38b8;
$custom-light: #c879ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.906,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55798,
    "c": 0.20987,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38B8

secondary

#8BC785

accent

#DD4B5A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38B8

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

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