#AB40CB#AB40CB

#AB40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.217 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40CB
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 63.17, -52.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 81.99, 320.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.1596 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.217 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.4059, 16.6377, 58.1508)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40CB #60CB40

analogous

#6540CB #AB40CB #CB40A6

triadic

#AB40CB #CBAB40 #40CBAB

tetradic

#AB40CB #CB6540 #60CB40 #40A6CB

square

#AB40CB #CB6540 #60CB40 #40A6CB

split-complementary

#AB40CB #A6CB40 #40CB65

monochromatic

#5F1F72 #872CA2 #AB40CB #C070D8 #D5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AB40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AB40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40CB

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40CB	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4475C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.217 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ddb',
    500: '#ab40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40cb;
$custom-light: #c87ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.187,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57762,
    "c": 0.21676,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40CB

secondary

#A3D295

accent

#E0476B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40CB

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

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