#AB38C2#AB38C2

#AB38C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.218 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38C2
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 64.57, -49.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 81.48, 322.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.1683 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.218 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.9452, 15.3827, 52.5257)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38C2 #4FC238

analogous

#6638C2 #AB38C2 #C23894

triadic

#AB38C2 #C2AB38 #38C2AB

tetradic

#AB38C2 #C26638 #4FC238 #3894C2

square

#AB38C2 #C26638 #4FC238 #3894C2

split-complementary

#AB38C2 #94C238 #38C266

monochromatic

#571D63 #812A93 #AB38C2 #C065D2 #D494E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AB38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AB38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38C2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38C2	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4671BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.218 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d5',
    500: '#ab38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38c2;
$custom-light: #c879d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5641,
    "c": 0.21835,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38C2

secondary

#95CB8A

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38C2

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

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