#AB40B4#AB40B4

#AB40B4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.196 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40B4
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 180)
HSL	hsl(295, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 64%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 64.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 58.85, -41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 71.73, 325.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.1599 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.196 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8655, 15.6216, 44.7714)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40B4 #49B440

analogous

#7140B4 #AB40B4 #B44083

triadic

#AB40B4 #B4AB40 #40B4AB

tetradic

#AB40B4 #B47140 #49B440 #4083B4

square

#AB40B4 #B47140 #49B440 #4083B4

split-complementary

#AB40B4 #83B440 #40B471

monochromatic

#55205A #803087 #AB40B4 #C268C9 #D495D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AB40B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AB40B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40B4

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40B4	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2966B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5473B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.196 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dcb',
    500: '#ab40b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40b4;
$custom-light: #c77dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.345,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56381,
    "c": 0.19632,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40B4

secondary

#8FC58B

accent

#D7515B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40B4

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

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