#AB3C9D#AB3C9D
#AB3C9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.183 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB3C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 60, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 8.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.70, 56.57, -30.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.70, 64.12, 331.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.71% 0.163 -0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.71% 0.183 333.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4963, 14.3259, 33.3667) |
| Luminance | 0.1432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.74
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.08
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.76
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.41
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.46
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB3C9D #3CAB4A
analogous
#823CAB #AB3C9D #AB3C65
triadic
#AB3C9D #9DAB3C #3C9DAB
tetradic
#AB3C9D #AB823C #3CAB4A #3C65AB
square
#AB3C9D #AB823C #3CAB4A #3C65AB
split-complementary
#AB3C9D #65AB3C #3CAB82
monochromatic
#501C4A #7E2C73 #AB3C9D #C65EB9 #D68BCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.43
#AB3C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#AB3C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB3C9D
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB3C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB3C9D | 1.00 | 5.43 | 3.86 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#395FA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E6F9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B24567
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab3c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 60, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.183 333.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77aba',
500: '#ab3c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab3c9d; $custom-light: #c77aba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab3c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 60,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.568,
"s": 48.052,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54709,
"c": 0.18273,
"h": 333.1
},
"luminance": 0.14324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB3C9D
secondary
#82C18A
accent
#D86150
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EEF6
border
#D2C9D0
text
#130A11
muted
#827C80