#AB40CA#AB40CA

#AB40CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.216 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40CA
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.74, 62.98, -51.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.74, 81.53, 320.57°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.1596 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.216 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.2871, 16.5902, 57.5252)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40CA #5FCA40

analogous

#6640CA #AB40CA #CA40A4

triadic

#AB40CA #CAAB40 #40CAAB

tetradic

#AB40CA #CA6640 #5FCA40 #40A4CA

square

#AB40CA #CA6640 #5FCA40 #40A4CA

split-complementary

#AB40CA #A4CA40 #40CA66

monochromatic

#5E1F70 #862CA0 #AB40CA #C070D7 #D5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#AB40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#AB40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40CA

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40CA	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)

#006ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4575C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.216 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ddb',
    500: '#ab40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40ca;
$custom-light: #c87ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.522,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57699,
    "c": 0.21586,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40CA

secondary

#A2D195

accent

#E0486A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40CA

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

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