#AB40CF#AB40CF

#AB40CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.220 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40CF
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.05, 63.95, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.05, 83.81, 319.73°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% 0.1593 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.22 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.8887, 16.8309, 60.6937)
Luminance	0.1683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40CF #64CF40

analogous

#6340CF #AB40CF #CF40AC

triadic

#AB40CF #CFAB40 #40CFAB

tetradic

#AB40CF #CF6340 #64CF40 #40ACCF

square

#AB40CF #CF6340 #64CF40 #40ACCF

split-complementary

#AB40CF #ACCF40 #40CF63

monochromatic

#601E77 #882AA8 #AB40CF #C171DB #D6A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#AB40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#AB40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40CF

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40CF	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4075CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.220 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87dde',
    500: '#ab40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40cf;
$custom-light: #c87dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.895,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58017,
    "c": 0.22038,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40CF

secondary

#A6D497

accent

#E3456D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40CF

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

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