#AB38BA#AB38BA

#AB38BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.212 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38BA
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 63.11, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 77.97, 324.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1687 -0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.212 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.0708, 15.0330, 47.9206)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38BA #47BA38

analogous

#6A38BA #AB38BA #BA3888

triadic

#AB38BA #BAAB38 #38BAAB

tetradic

#AB38BA #BA6A38 #47BA38 #3888BA

square

#AB38BA #BA6A38 #47BA38 #3888BA

split-complementary

#AB38BA #88BA38 #38BA6A

monochromatic

#551C5C #802A8B #AB38BA #C260CF #D48FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AB38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AB38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38BA

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38BA	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C71B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4F75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.212 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879cf',
    500: '#ab38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38ba;
$custom-light: #c879cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.077,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55918,
    "c": 0.21156,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38BA

secondary

#8DC886

accent

#DD4B5C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38BA

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

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