#AB42BD#AB42BD

#AB42BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.202 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42BD
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(291, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(291, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 59.67, -45.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 74.73, 322.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% 0.1578 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.202 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.9271, 16.2299, 49.7959)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42BD #54BD42

analogous

#6E42BD #AB42BD #BD4291

triadic

#AB42BD #BDAB42 #42BDAB

tetradic

#AB42BD #BD6E42 #54BD42 #4291BD

square

#AB42BD #BD6E42 #54BD42 #4291BD

split-complementary

#AB42BD #91BD42 #42BD6E

monochromatic

#592262 #823290 #AB42BD #BF6FCD #D39DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#AB42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#AB42BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42BD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42BD	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2169C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5074BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.202 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ed1',
    500: '#ab42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42bd;
$custom-light: #c77ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.22,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5712,
    "c": 0.20159,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42BD

secondary

#9AC992

accent

#D85064

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42BD

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

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