#AB40D8#AB40D8

#AB40D8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.229 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40D8
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 216)
HSL	hsl(282, 66%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.62, 65.73, -58.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.62, 87.94, 318.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% 0.1585 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.229 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.0205, 17.2836, 66.6544)
Luminance	0.1728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40D8 #6DD840

analogous

#5F40D8 #AB40D8 #D840B9

triadic

#AB40D8 #D8AB40 #40D8AB

tetradic

#AB40D8 #D85F40 #6DD840 #40B9D8

square

#AB40D8 #D85F40 #6DD840 #40B9D8

split-complementary

#AB40D8 #B9D840 #40D85F

monochromatic

#641B83 #8B25B6 #AB40D8 #C173E2 #D8A6ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#AB40D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#AB40D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40D8

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40D8	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3676D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.229 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ee5',
    500: '#ab40d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40d8;
$custom-light: #c87ee5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.237,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58604,
    "c": 0.22859,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40D8

secondary

#ADDA9A

accent

#E93F71

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40D8

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

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