#AB40CD#AB40CD

#AB40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.219 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40CD
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 63.56, -53.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 82.90, 320.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1594 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.219 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6458, 16.7337, 59.4141)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40CD #62CD40

analogous

#6540CD #AB40CD #CD40A8

triadic

#AB40CD #CDAB40 #40CDAB

tetradic

#AB40CD #CD6540 #62CD40 #40A8CD

square

#AB40CD #CD6540 #62CD40 #40A8CD

split-complementary

#AB40CD #A8CD40 #40CD65

monochromatic

#601E74 #872BA5 #AB40CD #C071DA #D6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#AB40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#AB40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40CD

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40CD	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4275CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.219 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ddd',
    500: '#ab40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40cd;
$custom-light: #c87ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.532,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57889,
    "c": 0.21857,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40CD

secondary

#A5D396

accent

#E2466C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40CD

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

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