#AB38C3#AB38C3

#AB38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.219 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38C3
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 64.76, -50.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 81.92, 322.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1682 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.219 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.0579, 15.4278, 53.1191)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38C3 #50C338

analogous

#6638C3 #AB38C3 #C33896

triadic

#AB38C3 #C3AB38 #38C3AB

tetradic

#AB38C3 #C36638 #50C338 #3896C3

square

#AB38C3 #C36638 #50C338 #3896C3

split-complementary

#AB38C3 #96C338 #38C366

monochromatic

#581D64 #812A93 #AB38C3 #C065D3 #D395E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AB38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AB38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38C3

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38C3	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4571C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.219 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d6',
    500: '#ab38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38c3;
$custom-light: #c879d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.64,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56472,
    "c": 0.21921,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38C3

secondary

#96CC8B

accent

#DF4963

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38C3

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

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