#AB38DB#AB38DB

#AB38DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.240 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB38DB
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(282, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, 69.34, -61.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 92.70, 318.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.06% 0.1656 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(58.06% 0.24 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.9927, 16.6018, 68.5760)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB38DB #68DB38

analogous

#5A38DB #AB38DB #DB38BA

triadic

#AB38DB #DBAB38 #38DBAB

tetradic

#AB38DB #DB5A38 #68DB38 #38BADB

square

#AB38DB #DB5A38 #68DB38 #38BADB

split-complementary

#AB38DB #BADB38 #38DB5A

monochromatic

#621781 #8921B5 #AB38DB #C16CE4 #D7A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#AB38DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#AB38DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB38DB

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB38DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB38DB	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2974D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab38db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.240 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ae7',
    500: '#ab38db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab38db;
$custom-light: #c97ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab38db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.331,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58056,
    "c": 0.24005,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB38DB

secondary

#A9DA95

accent

#EC3C70

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB38DB

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

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