#AB38CD#AB38CD

#AB38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.228 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38CD
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 66.63, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 86.38, 320.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.1674 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.228 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.2266, 15.8953, 59.2744)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38CD #5ACD38

analogous

#6038CD #AB38CD #CD38A4

triadic

#AB38CD #CDAB38 #38CDAB

tetradic

#AB38CD #CD6038 #5ACD38 #38A4CD

square

#AB38CD #CD6038 #5ACD38 #38A4CD

split-complementary

#AB38CD #A4CD38 #38CD60

monochromatic

#5C1C6F #8428A0 #AB38CD #C069D9 #D49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AB38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AB38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38CD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38CD	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B72CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.228 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87add',
    500: '#ab38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38cd;
$custom-light: #c87add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.309,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57114,
    "c": 0.22783,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38CD

secondary

#9FD18F

accent

#E34569

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38CD

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

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