#AB38CF#AB38CF

#AB38CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.230 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38CF
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 67.01, -55.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 87.28, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% 0.1672 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.23 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.4695, 15.9925, 60.5539)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38CF #5CCF38

analogous

#6038CF #AB38CF #CF38A8

triadic

#AB38CF #CFAB38 #38CFAB

tetradic

#AB38CF #CF6038 #5CCF38 #38A8CF

square

#AB38CF #CF6038 #5CCF38 #38A8CF

split-complementary

#AB38CF #A8CF38 #38CF60

monochromatic

#5D1B71 #8527A3 #AB38CF #C069DB #D59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AB38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AB38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38CF

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38CF	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3973CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.230 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ade',
    500: '#ab38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38cf;
$custom-light: #c87ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.695,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57246,
    "c": 0.22957,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38CF

secondary

#A0D390

accent

#E4446A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38CF

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

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