#AB59CB#AB59CB

#AB59CB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.182 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB59CB
RGB	rgb(171, 89, 203)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(283, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 51.75, -45.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 68.98, 318.60°)
OKLab	oklab(60.78% 0.1299 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(60.78% 0.182 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.1448, 20.1155, 58.7304)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB59CB #79CB59

analogous

#7259CB #AB59CB #CB59B2

triadic

#AB59CB #CBAB59 #59CBAB

tetradic

#AB59CB #CB7259 #79CB59 #59B2CB

square

#AB59CB #CB7259 #79CB59 #59B2CB

split-complementary

#AB59CB #B2CB59 #59CB72

monochromatic

#682881 #8E37B0 #AB59CB #C388DA #DAB6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#AB59CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#AB59CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB59CB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB59CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB59CB	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C77CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab59cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 89, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.182 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78bdb',
    500: '#ab59cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab59cb;
$custom-light: #c78bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab59cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.158,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60782,
    "c": 0.18195,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB59CB

secondary

#B6D7A9

accent

#DC4C74

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8F0FB

border

#D1CBD4

text

#130C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB59CB

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

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