#AB38BB#AB38BB

#AB38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.212 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38BB
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 63.29, -46.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 78.41, 323.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1686 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.212 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1775, 15.0757, 48.4825)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38BB #48BB38

analogous

#6A38BB #AB38BB #BB3889

triadic

#AB38BB #BBAB38 #38BBAB

tetradic

#AB38BB #BB6A38 #48BB38 #3889BB

square

#AB38BB #BB6A38 #48BB38 #3889BB

split-complementary

#AB38BB #89BB38 #38BB6A

monochromatic

#551C5D #802A8C #AB38BB #C261D0 #D490DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AB38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AB38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38BB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38BB	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0664BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B71B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.212 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d0',
    500: '#ab38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38bb;
$custom-light: #c879d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.672,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55978,
    "c": 0.21239,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38BB

secondary

#8EC886

accent

#DD4B5C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38BB

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

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