#AB40CC#AB40CC

#AB40CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.218 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40CC
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.2%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.86, 63.36, -52.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.86, 82.44, 320.23°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% 0.1595 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.218 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.5255, 16.6856, 58.7804)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40CC #61CC40

analogous

#6540CC #AB40CC #CC40A7

triadic

#AB40CC #CCAB40 #40CCAB

tetradic

#AB40CC #CC6540 #61CC40 #40A7CC

square

#AB40CC #CC6540 #61CC40 #40A7CC

split-complementary

#AB40CC #A7CC40 #40CC65

monochromatic

#5F1F73 #872CA3 #AB40CC #C070D9 #D5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#AB40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#AB40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40CC

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40CC	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4375C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.218 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ddc',
    500: '#ab40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40cc;
$custom-light: #c87ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.857,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57825,
    "c": 0.21766,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40CC

secondary

#A4D295

accent

#E1476B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40CC

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

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