#AB38C0#AB38C0

#AB38C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.217 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38C0
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 64.20, -48.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 80.60, 322.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1684 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.217 321)
XYZ	xyz(27.7221, 15.2935, 51.3507)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38C0 #4DC038

analogous

#6738C0 #AB38C0 #C03891

triadic

#AB38C0 #C0AB38 #38C0AB

tetradic

#AB38C0 #C06738 #4DC038 #3891C0

square

#AB38C0 #C06738 #4DC038 #3891C0

split-complementary

#AB38C0 #91C038 #38C067

monochromatic

#571C61 #812A91 #AB38C0 #C164D2 #D493DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AB38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AB38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38C0

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38C0	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4771BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.217 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d4',
    500: '#ab38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38c0;
$custom-light: #c879d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.735,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56285,
    "c": 0.21664,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.15292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38C0

secondary

#93CB89

accent

#DE4A61

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38C0

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

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