#AB38D0#AB38D0

#AB38D0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.230 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38D0
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(285, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.03, 67.21, -56.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.03, 87.73, 320.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.31% 0.1671 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(57.31% 0.23 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.5922, 16.0415, 61.1998)
Luminance	0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38D0 #5DD038

analogous

#5F38D0 #AB38D0 #D038A9

triadic

#AB38D0 #D0AB38 #38D0AB

tetradic

#AB38D0 #D05F38 #5DD038 #38A9D0

square

#AB38D0 #D05F38 #5DD038 #38A9D0

split-complementary

#AB38D0 #A9D038 #38D05F

monochromatic

#5D1B73 #8627A4 #AB38D0 #C06ADC #D59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#AB38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#AB38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38D0

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38D0	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3873CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.230 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87adf',
    500: '#ab38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38d0;
$custom-light: #c87adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.395,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57312,
    "c": 0.23044,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38D0

secondary

#A1D391

accent

#E5436A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38D0

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

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