#AB38C1#AB38C1

#AB38C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.217 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38C1
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 193)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 71%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 64.39, -49.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 81.04, 322.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1684 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.217 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.8333, 15.3380, 51.9362)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38C1 #4EC138

analogous

#6738C1 #AB38C1 #C13893

triadic

#AB38C1 #C1AB38 #38C1AB

tetradic

#AB38C1 #C16738 #4EC138 #3893C1

square

#AB38C1 #C16738 #4EC138 #3893C1

split-complementary

#AB38C1 #93C138 #38C167

monochromatic

#571C62 #812A92 #AB38C1 #C064D2 #D494E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AB38C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AB38C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38C1

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38C1	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4671BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.217 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d4',
    500: '#ab38c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38c1;
$custom-light: #c879d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.365,
    "s": 55.02,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56347,
    "c": 0.21749,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38C1

secondary

#94CB8A

accent

#DE4961

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38C1

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

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