#AB42DC#AB42DC

#AB42DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.230 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB42DC
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(281, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.16, 65.74, -59.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.16, 88.88, 317.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.07% 0.1561 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(59.07% 0.23 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.6588, 17.7226, 69.4494)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB42DC #73DC42

analogous

#5E42DC #AB42DC #DC42C0

triadic

#AB42DC #DCAB42 #42DCAB

tetradic

#AB42DC #DC5E42 #73DC42 #42C0DC

square

#AB42DC #DC5E42 #73DC42 #42C0DC

split-complementary

#AB42DC #C0DC42 #42DC5E

monochromatic

#661A8A #8C23BE #AB42DC #C276E6 #D9A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#AB42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#AB42DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB42DC

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB42DC	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3377D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6638B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.230 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87fe8',
    500: '#ab42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab42dc;
$custom-light: #c87fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59073,
    "c": 0.22994,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB42DC

secondary

#B1DD9D

accent

#EC3C74

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB42DC

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

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