#AB50E5#AB50E5

#AB50E5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.221 H 309.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB50E5
RGB	rgb(171, 80, 229)
HSL	hsl(277, 74%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 65.1%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.90, 61.59, -60.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.90, 86.34, 315.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% 0.1405 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.221 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.8033, 20.0530, 76.2034)
Luminance	0.2005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB50E5 #8AE550

analogous

#6050E5 #AB50E5 #E550D5

triadic

#AB50E5 #E5AB50 #50E5AB

tetradic

#AB50E5 #E56050 #8AE550 #50D5E5

square

#AB50E5 #E56050 #8AE550 #50D5E5

split-complementary

#AB50E5 #D5E550 #50E560

monochromatic

#6D18A2 #9020D8 #AB50E5 #C585ED #DEBBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#AB50E5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#AB50E5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB50E5

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB50E5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB50E5	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#387DE2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A36F94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab50e5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 80, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.221 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c887ee',
    500: '#ab50e5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab50e5;
$custom-light: #c887ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab50e5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.644,
    "s": 74.129,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61218,
    "c": 0.22129,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB50E5

secondary

#C2E5AC

accent

#D60F5D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB50E5

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

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