#AB38CB#AB38CB

#AB38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.226 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38CB
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 66.25, -54.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 85.48, 320.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1676 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.226 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.9867, 15.7994, 58.0110)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38CB #58CB38

analogous

#6138CB #AB38CB #CB38A1

triadic

#AB38CB #CBAB38 #38CBAB

tetradic

#AB38CB #CB6138 #58CB38 #38A1CB

square

#AB38CB #CB6138 #58CB38 #38A1CB

split-complementary

#AB38CB #A1CB38 #38CB61

monochromatic

#5B1C6C #84299D #AB38CB #BF69D8 #D499E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AB38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AB38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38CB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38CB	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E72C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.226 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879db',
    500: '#ab38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38cb;
$custom-light: #c879db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.939,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56984,
    "c": 0.2261,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38CB

secondary

#9DD08F

accent

#E24668

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38CB

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

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