#AB38D5#AB38D5

#AB38D5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.235 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38D5
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 213)
HSL	hsl(284, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 68.17, -58.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 89.98, 319.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.1664 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.235 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.2170, 16.2915, 64.4907)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38D5 #62D538

analogous

#5C38D5 #AB38D5 #D538B0

triadic

#AB38D5 #D5AB38 #38D5AB

tetradic

#AB38D5 #D55C38 #62D538 #38B0D5

square

#AB38D5 #D55C38 #62D538 #38B0D5

split-complementary

#AB38D5 #B0D538 #38D55C

monochromatic

#601A79 #8724AC #AB38D5 #C06BE0 #D69DEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#AB38D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#AB38D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38D5

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38D5	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3273D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.235 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ae3',
    500: '#ab38d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38d5;
$custom-light: #c87ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.949,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57646,
    "c": 0.2348,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38D5

secondary

#A5D692

accent

#E8406D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFC

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140A15

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38D5

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

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