#AB38BE#AB38BE

#AB38BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.215 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38BE
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(291, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 63.84, -47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 79.72, 323.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1685 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.215 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.5020, 15.2055, 50.1916)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38BE #4BBE38

analogous

#6838BE #AB38BE #BE388E

triadic

#AB38BE #BEAB38 #38BEAB

tetradic

#AB38BE #BE6838 #4BBE38 #388EBE

square

#AB38BE #BE6838 #4BBE38 #388EBE

split-complementary

#AB38BE #8EBE38 #38BE68

monochromatic

#561C5F #802A8F #AB38BE #C162D1 #D492DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AB38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AB38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38BE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38BE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.215 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d2',
    500: '#ab38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38be;
$custom-light: #c879d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.493,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56162,
    "c": 0.21495,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38BE

secondary

#91CA88

accent

#DE4A5F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38BE

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

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