#AB38BD#AB38BD

#AB38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.214 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38BD
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(292, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(292, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 63.65, -47.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 79.28, 323.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1686 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.214 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.3931, 15.1619, 49.6179)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38BD #4ABD38

analogous

#6938BD #AB38BD #BD388C

triadic

#AB38BD #BDAB38 #38BDAB

tetradic

#AB38BD #BD6938 #4ABD38 #388CBD

square

#AB38BD #BD6938 #4ABD38 #388CBD

split-complementary

#AB38BD #8CBD38 #38BD69

monochromatic

#561C5F #802A8E #AB38BD #C162D0 #D491DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AB38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AB38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38BD

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38BD	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.214 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d1',
    500: '#ab38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38bd;
$custom-light: #c879d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.88,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.561,
    "c": 0.21409,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38BD

secondary

#90C987

accent

#DE4A5E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38BD

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

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