#AB4AE8#AB4AE8

#AB4AE8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.232 H 309.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4AE8
RGB	rgb(171, 74, 232)
HSL	hsl(277, 77%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(277, 68%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 68.1%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.13, 64.90, -63.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.13, 90.75, 315.66°)
OKLab	oklab(60.73% 0.1466 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(60.73% 0.232 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.8059, 19.3823, 78.2886)
Luminance	0.1938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4AE8 #87E84A

analogous

#5C4AE8 #AB4AE8 #E84AD6

triadic

#AB4AE8 #E8AB4A #4AE8AB

tetradic

#AB4AE8 #E85C4A #87E84A #4AD6E8

square

#AB4AE8 #E85C4A #87E84A #4AD6E8

split-complementary

#AB4AE8 #D6E84A #4AE85C

monochromatic

#6C15A3 #901CD9 #AB4AE8 #C480EF #DDB7F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#AB4AE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#AB4AE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB4AE8

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4AE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB4AE8	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B7BE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A26C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4ae8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 74, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.232 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c984f0',
    500: '#ab4ae8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4ae8;
$custom-light: #c984f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4ae8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.835,
    "s": 77.451,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60731,
    "c": 0.23179,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4AE8

secondary

#C0E5A8

accent

#F4347E

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4AE8

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

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