#AB38C5#AB38C5

#AB38C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.221 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38C5
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(289, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 65.13, -51.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 82.81, 321.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1681 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.221 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.2855, 15.5189, 54.3180)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38C5 #52C538

analogous

#6538C5 #AB38C5 #C53899

triadic

#AB38C5 #C5AB38 #38C5AB

tetradic

#AB38C5 #C56538 #52C538 #3899C5

square

#AB38C5 #C56538 #52C538 #3899C5

split-complementary

#AB38C5 #99C538 #38C565

monochromatic

#581D66 #822A95 #AB38C5 #C067D4 #D396E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AB38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AB38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38C5

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38C5	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4372C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.221 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879d7',
    500: '#ab38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38c5;
$custom-light: #c879d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.936,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56599,
    "c": 0.22092,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38C5

secondary

#98CD8C

accent

#DF4964

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38C5

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

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