#AB42CF#AB42CF

#AB42CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.218 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42CF
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.34, 63.13, -53.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.34, 82.89, 319.61°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1572 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.218 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.0036, 17.0605, 60.7319)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42CF #66CF42

analogous

#6442CF #AB42CF #CF42AC

triadic

#AB42CF #CFAB42 #42CFAB

tetradic

#AB42CF #CF6442 #66CF42 #42ACCF

square

#AB42CF #CF6442 #66CF42 #42ACCF

split-complementary

#AB42CF #ACCF42 #42CF64

monochromatic

#611F78 #892BA9 #AB42CF #C173DB #D6A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#AB42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#AB42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42CF

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42CF	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4276CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.218 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87fde',
    500: '#ab42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42cf;
$custom-light: #c87fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.681,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58224,
    "c": 0.21794,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42CF

secondary

#A8D598

accent

#E3456D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42CF

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

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