#AB38BC#AB38BC

#AB38BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.213 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38BC
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(292, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(292, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 63.47, -46.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 78.84, 323.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1686 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.213 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.2849, 15.1186, 49.0482)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38BC #49BC38

analogous

#6938BC #AB38BC #BC388B

triadic

#AB38BC #BCAB38 #38BCAB

tetradic

#AB38BC #BC6938 #49BC38 #388BBC

square

#AB38BC #BC6938 #49BC38 #388BBC

split-complementary

#AB38BC #8BBC38 #38BC69

monochromatic

#551C5E #802A8D #AB38BC #C261D0 #D490DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#AB38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AB38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38BC

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38BC	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0264C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.213 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d1',
    500: '#ab38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38bc;
$custom-light: #c879d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56039,
    "c": 0.21325,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38BC

secondary

#8FC987

accent

#DD4A5D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38BC

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

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