#AB40C8#AB40C8

#AB40C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.214 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40C8
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(287, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.62, 62.59, -50.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.62, 80.63, 320.92°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1597 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.214 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.0519, 16.4961, 56.2862)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40C8 #5DC840

analogous

#6740C8 #AB40C8 #C840A1

triadic

#AB40C8 #C8AB40 #40C8AB

tetradic

#AB40C8 #C86740 #5DC840 #40A1C8

square

#AB40C8 #C86740 #5DC840 #40A1C8

split-complementary

#AB40C8 #A1C840 #40C867

monochromatic

#5D206E #862D9D #AB40C8 #C070D6 #D59FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#AB40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#AB40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40C8

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40C8	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4674C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.214 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87dd9',
    500: '#ab40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40c8;
$custom-light: #c87dd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.206,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57574,
    "c": 0.21405,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40C8

secondary

#A1D094

accent

#DF4969

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40C8

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

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