#AB38B9#AB38B9

#AB38B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.211 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38B9
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 185)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 69.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 62.93, -45.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 77.54, 324.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1687 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.211 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9649, 14.9906, 47.3627)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38B9 #46B938

analogous

#6A38B9 #AB38B9 #B93887

triadic

#AB38B9 #B9AB38 #38B9AB

tetradic

#AB38B9 #B96A38 #46B938 #3887B9

square

#AB38B9 #B96A38 #46B938 #3887B9

split-complementary

#AB38B9 #87B938 #38B96A

monochromatic

#541C5B #802A8A #AB38B9 #C35FCF #D48EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#AB38B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#AB38B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38B9

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38B9	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E63BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C71B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.211 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879ce',
    500: '#ab38b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38b9;
$custom-light: #c879ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.488,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55858,
    "c": 0.21071,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38B9

secondary

#8CC885

accent

#DD4B5B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38B9

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

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