#AB38CA#AB38CA

#AB38CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.225 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38CA
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 66.06, -53.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 85.03, 320.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1677 -0.1504)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.225 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.8679, 15.7518, 57.3855)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38CA #57CA38

analogous

#6238CA #AB38CA #CA38A0

triadic

#AB38CA #CAAB38 #38CAAB

tetradic

#AB38CA #CA6238 #57CA38 #38A0CA

square

#AB38CA #CA6238 #57CA38 #38A0CA

split-complementary

#AB38CA #A0CA38 #38CA62

monochromatic

#5A1D6B #83299B #AB38CA #BF68D7 #D499E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AB38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AB38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38CA

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38CA	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F72C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA567E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.225 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879db',
    500: '#ab38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38ca;
$custom-light: #c879db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.26,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56919,
    "c": 0.22523,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38CA

secondary

#9CCF8E

accent

#E14767

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38CA

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

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