#AB51DB#AB51DB

#AB51DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.210 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB51DB
RGB	rgb(171, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.45, 58.99, -55.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.45, 81.04, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.7% 0.1399 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(60.7% 0.21 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.5209, 19.6581, 69.0853)
Luminance	0.1966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB51DB #81DB51

analogous

#6651DB #AB51DB #DB51C6

triadic

#AB51DB #DBAB51 #51DBAB

tetradic

#AB51DB #DB6651 #81DB51 #51C6DB

square

#AB51DB #DB6651 #81DB51 #51C6DB

split-complementary

#AB51DB #C6DB51 #51DB66

monochromatic

#6B1E93 #8F29C6 #AB51DB #C384E5 #DCB6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#AB51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#AB51DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB51DB

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB51DB	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B76DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.210 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c887e7',
    500: '#ab51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab51db;
$custom-light: #c887e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60697,
    "c": 0.2099,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB51DB

secondary

#BCDFA9

accent

#E93F7A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#130C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB51DB

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

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