#AB40CE#AB40CE

#AB40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.219 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40CE
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.98, 63.75, -53.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.98, 83.35, 319.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% 0.1594 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.219 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.7669, 16.7821, 60.0518)
Luminance	0.1678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40CE #63CE40

analogous

#6440CE #AB40CE #CE40AA

triadic

#AB40CE #CEAB40 #40CEAB

tetradic

#AB40CE #CE6440 #63CE40 #40AACE

square

#AB40CE #CE6440 #63CE40 #40AACE

split-complementary

#AB40CE #AACE40 #40CE64

monochromatic

#601E75 #882BA6 #AB40CE #C071DA #D6A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#AB40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#AB40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40CE

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40CE	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4175CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.219 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87dde',
    500: '#ab40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40ce;
$custom-light: #c87dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.211,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57953,
    "c": 0.21948,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40CE

secondary

#A5D496

accent

#E2456C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40CE

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

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