#AB42CB#AB42CB

#AB42CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.214 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42CB
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 62.35, -51.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 81.06, 320.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.97% 0.1574 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(57.97% 0.214 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.5207, 16.8674, 58.1890)
Luminance	0.1687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42CB #62CB42

analogous

#6642CB #AB42CB #CB42A7

triadic

#AB42CB #CBAB42 #42CBAB

tetradic

#AB42CB #CB6642 #62CB42 #42A7CB

square

#AB42CB #CB6642 #62CB42 #42A7CB

split-complementary

#AB42CB #A7CB42 #42CB66

monochromatic

#602073 #872DA3 #AB42CB #C072D8 #D6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#AB42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#AB42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42CB

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42CB	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4575C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.214 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87edb',
    500: '#ab42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42cb;
$custom-light: #c87edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.985,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57971,
    "c": 0.21428,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42CB

secondary

#A5D297

accent

#E0486B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42CB

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

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