#AB55DB#AB55DB

#AB55DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.204 H 311.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB55DB
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 219)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.14, 57.09, -54.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.14, 78.90, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% 0.1352 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.204 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.8269, 20.2702, 69.1874)
Luminance	0.2027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB55DB #85DB55

analogous

#6855DB #AB55DB #DB55C8

triadic

#AB55DB #DBAB55 #55DBAB

tetradic

#AB55DB #DB6855 #85DB55 #55C8DB

square

#AB55DB #DB6855 #85DB55 #55C8DB

split-complementary

#AB55DB #C8DB55 #55DB68

monochromatic

#6C2096 #902AC8 #AB55DB #C488E6 #DDBAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#AB55DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#AB55DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB55DB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB55DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB55DB	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D78DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#497ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56E90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab55db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.204 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c789e7',
    500: '#ab55db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab55db;
$custom-light: #c789e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab55db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61199,
    "c": 0.20436,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB55DB

secondary

#BFE0AC

accent

#E8407C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#130C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB55DB

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

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