#AB40D0#AB40D0

#AB40D0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.221 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40D0
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 208)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 64.15, -54.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 84.27, 319.57°)
OKLab	oklab(58.08% 0.1592 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(58.08% 0.221 316)
XYZ	xyz(30.0114, 16.8799, 61.3396)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40D0 #65D040

analogous

#6340D0 #AB40D0 #D040AD

triadic

#AB40D0 #D0AB40 #40D0AB

tetradic

#AB40D0 #D06340 #65D040 #40ADD0

square

#AB40D0 #D06340 #65D040 #40ADD0

split-complementary

#AB40D0 #ADD040 #40D063

monochromatic

#611E78 #882AA9 #AB40D0 #C171DC #D6A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#AB40D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#AB40D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40D0

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40D0	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F75CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.221 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87edf',
    500: '#ab40d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40d0;
$custom-light: #c87edf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.583,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58081,
    "c": 0.2213,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.16879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40D0

secondary

#A7D597

accent

#E4446D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40D0

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

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