#AB42CD#AB42CD

#AB42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.216 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42CD
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 62.74, -52.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 81.97, 319.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.1573 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.216 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.7606, 16.9633, 59.4524)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42CD #64CD42

analogous

#6542CD #AB42CD #CD42A9

triadic

#AB42CD #CDAB42 #42CDAB

tetradic

#AB42CD #CD6542 #64CD42 #42A9CD

square

#AB42CD #CD6542 #64CD42 #42A9CD

split-complementary

#AB42CD #A9CD42 #42CD65

monochromatic

#601F76 #882CA6 #AB42CD #C172DA #D6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#AB42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#AB42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42CD

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42CD	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4476CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.216 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87edd',
    500: '#ab42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42cd;
$custom-light: #c87edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.324,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58097,
    "c": 0.2161,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42CD

secondary

#A6D397

accent

#E1466C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42CD

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

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