#AB42AD#AB42AD

#AB42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.188 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42AD
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(299, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(299, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 56.75, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 67.74, 326.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1572 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.188 327)
XYZ	xyz(26.2852, 15.5732, 41.1485)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42AD #44AD42

analogous

#7642AD #AB42AD #AD4279

triadic

#AB42AD #ADAB42 #42ADAB

tetradic

#AB42AD #AD7642 #44AD42 #4279AD

square

#AB42AD #AD7642 #44AD42 #4279AD

split-complementary

#AB42AD #79AD42 #42AD76

monochromatic

#532054 #7F3181 #AB42AD #C367C5 #D593D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AB42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AB42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42AD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42AD	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3465B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A73AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.188 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dc6',
    500: '#ab42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42ad;
$custom-light: #c77dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.879,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56214,
    "c": 0.18753,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.15571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42AD

secondary

#8AC189

accent

#D45356

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42AD

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

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