#AB40DB#AB40DB

#AB40DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.231 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB40DB
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(281, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 66.34, -59.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 89.32, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.1582 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.231 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.4119, 17.4401, 68.7157)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB40DB #70DB40

analogous

#5D40DB #AB40DB #DB40BE

triadic

#AB40DB #DBAB40 #40DBAB

tetradic

#AB40DB #DB5D40 #70DB40 #40BEDB

square

#AB40DB #DB5D40 #70DB40 #40BEDB

split-complementary

#AB40DB #BEDB40 #40DB5D

monochromatic

#651987 #8C23BB #AB40DB #C273E5 #D8A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#AB40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#AB40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB40DB

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB40DB	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3276D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6618A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.231 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ee7',
    500: '#ab40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab40db;
$custom-light: #c87ee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.419,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58805,
    "c": 0.23134,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB40DB

secondary

#AFDC9B

accent

#EB3D73

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB40DB

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

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