#AB40BA#AB40BA

#AB40BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.202 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40BA
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(293, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(293, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 59.95, -43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 74.36, 323.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% 0.16 -0.1225)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.202 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4900, 15.8714, 48.0604)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40BA #4FBA40

analogous

#6E40BA #AB40BA #BA408C

triadic

#AB40BA #BAAB40 #40BAAB

tetradic

#AB40BA #BA6E40 #4FBA40 #408CBA

square

#AB40BA #BA6E40 #4FBA40 #408CBA

split-complementary

#AB40BA #8CBA40 #40BA6E

monochromatic

#57215F #81308C #AB40BA #C06BCC #D499DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#AB40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AB40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40BA

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40BA	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2167BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5173B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.202 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dcf',
    500: '#ab40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40ba;
$custom-light: #c77dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.623,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56727,
    "c": 0.20157,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40BA

secondary

#95C88E

accent

#D84F60

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40BA

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

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