#AB42AA#AB42AA

#AB42AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.185 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42AA
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(301, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(301, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 0.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 56.22, -35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 66.48, 327.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.157 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.185 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9982, 15.4583, 39.6368)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42AA #42AB43

analogous

#7842AB #AB42AA #AB4276

triadic

#AB42AA #AAAB42 #42AAAB

tetradic

#AB42AA #AB7842 #42AB43 #4276AB

square

#AB42AA #AB7842 #42AB43 #4276AB

split-complementary

#AB42AA #76AB42 #42AB78

monochromatic

#532052 #7F317E #AB42AA #C466C3 #D592D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AB42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AB42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42AA

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42AA	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3665AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B72A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.185 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dc3',
    500: '#ab42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42aa;
$custom-light: #c77dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.571,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56052,
    "c": 0.18498,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42AA

secondary

#88C089

accent

#D45554

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42AA

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

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