#AB38D2#AB38D2

#AB38D2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.232 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38D2
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 67.59, -57.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 88.63, 319.70°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.1668 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.232 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.8398, 16.1406, 62.5039)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38D2 #5FD238

analogous

#5E38D2 #AB38D2 #D238AC

triadic

#AB38D2 #D2AB38 #38D2AB

tetradic

#AB38D2 #D25E38 #5FD238 #38ACD2

square

#AB38D2 #D25E38 #5FD238 #38ACD2

split-complementary

#AB38D2 #ACD238 #38D25E

monochromatic

#5E1A75 #8626A7 #AB38D2 #C06ADD #D59CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AB38D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AB38D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38D2

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38D2	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3673CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.232 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ae1',
    500: '#ab38d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38d2;
$custom-light: #c87ae1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.805,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57445,
    "c": 0.23218,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38D2

secondary

#A2D591

accent

#E6426B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38D2

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

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