#AB42A2#AB42A2

#AB42A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.178 H 331.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42A2
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 162)
HSL	hsl(305, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(305, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 5.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 54.85, -31.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 63.18, 330.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1562 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.178 331.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2643, 15.1648, 35.7718)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42A2 #42AB4B

analogous

#8042AB #AB42A2 #AB426E

triadic

#AB42A2 #A2AB42 #42A2AB

tetradic

#AB42A2 #AB8042 #42AB4B #426EAB

square

#AB42A2 #AB8042 #42AB4B #426EAB

split-complementary

#AB42A2 #6EAB42 #42AB80

monochromatic

#53204E #7F3178 #AB42A2 #C466BC #D592CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AB42A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AB42A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42A2

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42A2	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C63A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F729F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B24C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.178 331.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dbe',
    500: '#ab42a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42a2;
$custom-light: #c77dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.143,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55634,
    "c": 0.17829,
    "h": 331.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42A2

secondary

#88C08D

accent

#D45F54

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EEF6

border

#D1C9D0

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42A2

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

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