#AB42AE#AB42AE

#AB42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.188 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42AE
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(298, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(298, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 56.93, -37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 68.17, 326.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1573 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.188 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3823, 15.6120, 41.6600)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42AE #45AE42

analogous

#7542AE #AB42AE #AE427B

triadic

#AB42AE #AEAB42 #42AEAB

tetradic

#AB42AE #AE7542 #45AE42 #427BAE

square

#AB42AE #AE7542 #45AE42 #427BAE

split-complementary

#AB42AE #7BAE42 #42AE75

monochromatic

#542055 #7F3182 #AB42AE #C368C6 #D594D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AB42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AB42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42AE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42AE	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3365B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B05172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.188 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77dc6',
    500: '#ab42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42ae;
$custom-light: #c77dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56268,
    "c": 0.1884,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42AE

secondary

#8BC28A

accent

#D55357

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42AE

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

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