#AB42B2#AB42B2

#AB42B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.192 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42B2
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(296, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(296, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 57.64, -39.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 69.89, 325.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% 0.1575 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.192 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.7781, 15.7703, 43.7444)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42B2 #49B242

analogous

#7342B2 #AB42B2 #B24281

triadic

#AB42B2 #B2AB42 #42B2AB

tetradic

#AB42B2 #B27342 #49B242 #4281B2

square

#AB42B2 #B27342 #49B242 #4281B2

split-complementary

#AB42B2 #81B242 #42B273

monochromatic

#552159 #803185 #AB42B2 #C26AC8 #D496D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AB42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AB42B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42B2

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42B2	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5773AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.192 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ec9',
    500: '#ab42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42b2;
$custom-light: #c77ec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56489,
    "c": 0.19186,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42B2

secondary

#8FC48C

accent

#D6525A

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42B2

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

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