#AB51E5#AB51E5

#AB51E5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.220 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB51E5
RGB	rgb(171, 81, 229)
HSL	hsl(276, 74%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(276, 65%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 64.6%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.06, 61.13, -60.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.06, 85.82, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(61.34% 0.1394 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(61.34% 0.22 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.8771, 20.2005, 76.2280)
Luminance	0.2020 (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

#AB51E5 #8BE551

analogous

#6151E5 #AB51E5 #E551D5

triadic

#AB51E5 #E5AB51 #51E5AB

tetradic

#AB51E5 #E56151 #8BE551 #51D5E5

square

#AB51E5 #E56151 #8BE551 #51D5E5

split-complementary

#AB51E5 #D5E551 #51E561

monochromatic

#6D18A3 #9020D8 #AB51E5 #C586ED #DEBBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#AB51E5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#AB51E5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB51E5

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB51E5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB51E5	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078E9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A7DE2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A36F94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab51e5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 81, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.220 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c887ee',
    500: '#ab51e5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab51e5;
$custom-light: #c887ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab51e5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.486,
    "s": 74,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61338,
    "c": 0.21998,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB51E5

secondary

#C3E5AD

accent

#D60F5D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB51E5

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

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