#AB5ADD#AB5ADD

#AB5ADD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.199 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5ADD
RGB	rgb(171, 90, 221)
HSL	hsl(277, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(277, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.16, 55.09, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.16, 77.12, 315.59°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% 0.1291 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.199 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.4994, 21.1914, 70.7182)
Luminance	0.2119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5ADD #8CDD5A

analogous

#695ADD #AB5ADD #DD5ACD

triadic

#AB5ADD #DDAB5A #5ADDAB

tetradic

#AB5ADD #DD695A #8CDD5A #5ACDDD

square

#AB5ADD #DD695A #8CDD5A #5ACDDD

split-complementary

#AB5ADD #CDDD5A #5ADD69

monochromatic

#6D209C #902BCF #AB5ADD #C58DE7 #DFBFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#AB5ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#AB5ADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB5ADD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB5ADD	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#287BE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C80DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A57393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 90, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.199 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78ce8',
    500: '#ab5add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5add;
$custom-light: #c78ce8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.099,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61976,
    "c": 0.19931,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5ADD

secondary

#C4E2B1

accent

#CE185D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#130C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5ADD

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

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