#AB38C4#AB38C4

#AB38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.220 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38C4
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(289, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 64.94, -50.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 82.36, 322.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.54% 0.1682 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(56.54% 0.22 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.1713, 15.4732, 53.7166)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38C4 #51C438

analogous

#6538C4 #AB38C4 #C43897

triadic

#AB38C4 #C4AB38 #38C4AB

tetradic

#AB38C4 #C46538 #51C438 #3897C4

square

#AB38C4 #C46538 #51C438 #3897C4

split-complementary

#AB38C4 #97C438 #38C465

monochromatic

#581D65 #812A94 #AB38C4 #C066D3 #D396E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AB38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AB38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38C4

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38C4	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4472C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.220 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d6',
    500: '#ab38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38c4;
$custom-light: #c879d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56535,
    "c": 0.22006,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38C4

secondary

#97CC8C

accent

#DF4964

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38C4

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

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