#AB38D1#AB38D1

#AB38D1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.231 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38D1
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(285, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 67.40, -56.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 88.18, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.1669 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.231 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.7156, 16.0909, 61.8498)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38D1 #5ED138

analogous

#5F38D1 #AB38D1 #D138AB

triadic

#AB38D1 #D1AB38 #38D1AB

tetradic

#AB38D1 #D15F38 #5ED138 #38ABD1

square

#AB38D1 #D15F38 #5ED138 #38ABD1

split-complementary

#AB38D1 #ABD138 #38D15F

monochromatic

#5E1B74 #8626A6 #AB38D1 #C06ADC #D59BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#AB38D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#AB38D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38D1

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38D1	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3773CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.231 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ae0',
    500: '#ab38d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38d1;
$custom-light: #c87ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.098,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57378,
    "c": 0.23131,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38D1

secondary

#A2D491

accent

#E6426B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38D1

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

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