#AB42C0#AB42C0

#AB42C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.204 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42C0
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(290, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.45, 60.23, -46.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.45, 76.07, 322.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.3% 0.1578 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.204 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.2561, 16.3615, 51.5287)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42C0 #57C042

analogous

#6C42C0 #AB42C0 #C04296

triadic

#AB42C0 #C0AB42 #42C0AB

tetradic

#AB42C0 #C06C42 #57C042 #4296C0

square

#AB42C0 #C06C42 #57C042 #4296C0

split-complementary

#AB42C0 #96C042 #42C06C

monochromatic

#5A2266 #833194 #AB42C0 #BF70CF #D49EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#AB42C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#AB42C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42C0

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42C0	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C69C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E74BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.204 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ed3',
    500: '#ab42c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42c0;
$custom-light: #c77ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57298,
    "c": 0.20428,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42C0

secondary

#9CCB93

accent

#DA4E65

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFA

border

#D2CAD3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42C0

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

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