#AB51BE#AB51BE

#AB51BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.181 H 320.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB51BE
RGB	rgb(171, 81, 190)
HSL	hsl(290, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(290, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 57.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, 53.05, -41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 67.38, 321.93°)
OKLab	oklab(58.98% 0.1395 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(58.98% 0.181 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.0302, 18.2618, 50.7009)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB51BE #64BE51

analogous

#7451BE #AB51BE #BE519B

triadic

#AB51BE #BEAB51 #51BEAB

tetradic

#AB51BE #BE7451 #64BE51 #519BBE

square

#AB51BE #BE7451 #64BE51 #519BBE

split-complementary

#AB51BE #9BBE51 #51BE74

monochromatic

#60286C #883999 #AB51BE #C17ECF #D6AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#AB51BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#AB51BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB51BE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB51BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB51BE	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B70C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC6180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab51be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 81, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.181 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c786d2',
    500: '#ab51be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab51be;
$custom-light: #c786d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab51be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.541,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5898,
    "c": 0.18111,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB51BE

secondary

#A6CD9E

accent

#D55369

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F8F0F9

border

#D1CBD2

text

#130B14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB51BE

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

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