#AB42CA#AB42CA

#AB42CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.213 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42CA
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 62.15, -51.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 80.60, 320.45°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% 0.1575 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.213 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.4019, 16.8199, 57.5635)
Luminance	0.1682 (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

#AB42CA #61CA42

analogous

#6742CA #AB42CA #CA42A5

triadic

#AB42CA #CAAB42 #42CAAB

tetradic

#AB42CA #CA6742 #61CA42 #42A5CA

square

#AB42CA #CA6742 #61CA42 #42A5CA

split-complementary

#AB42CA #A5CA42 #42CA67

monochromatic

#5F2072 #872DA2 #AB42CA #C072D7 #D5A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#AB42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#AB42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42CA

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42CA	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4675C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.213 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87edb',
    500: '#ab42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42ca;
$custom-light: #c87edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.324,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57909,
    "c": 0.21336,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42CA

secondary

#A4D196

accent

#DF486B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42CA

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

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