#AB42CE#AB42CE

#AB42CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.217 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42CE
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 62.94, -53.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 82.43, 319.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.1573 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.217 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.8817, 17.0118, 60.0901)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42CE #65CE42

analogous

#6542CE #AB42CE #CE42AB

triadic

#AB42CE #CEAB42 #42CEAB

tetradic

#AB42CE #CE6542 #65CE42 #42ABCE

square

#AB42CE #CE6542 #65CE42 #42ABCE

split-complementary

#AB42CE #ABCE42 #42CE65

monochromatic

#611F77 #882BA7 #AB42CE #C173DB #D6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#AB42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#AB42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42CE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42CE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4376CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.217 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ede',
    500: '#ab42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42ce;
$custom-light: #c87ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58161,
    "c": 0.21702,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42CE

secondary

#A7D498

accent

#E2466D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42CE

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

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