#AB51DD#AB51DD

#AB51DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.212 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB51DD
RGB	rgb(171, 81, 221)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 63.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.57, 59.41, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.57, 81.99, 316.43°)
OKLab	oklab(60.82% 0.1398 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(60.82% 0.212 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.7857, 19.7640, 70.4803)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB51DD #83DD51

analogous

#6551DD #AB51DD #DD51C9

triadic

#AB51DD #DDAB51 #51DDAB

tetradic

#AB51DD #DD6551 #83DD51 #51C9DD

square

#AB51DD #DD6551 #83DD51 #51C9DD

split-complementary

#AB51DD #C9DD51 #51DD65

monochromatic

#6B1D96 #9027C9 #AB51DD #C484E7 #DCB7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#AB51DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#AB51DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB51DD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB51DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB51DD	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0277E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#437DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab51dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 81, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.212 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c887e8',
    500: '#ab51dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab51dd;
$custom-light: #c887e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab51dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60824,
    "c": 0.21192,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB51DD

secondary

#BDE0AA

accent

#EA3E7B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#130C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB51DD

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

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