#AB5CBD#AB5CBD
#AB5CBD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.163 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB5CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 92, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.82, 47.36, -37.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.82, 60.59, 321.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.44% 0.1246 -0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.44% 0.163 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8059, 19.9875, 50.4222) |
| Luminance | 0.1999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.65
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.13
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.70
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.79
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.30
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB5CBD #6EBD5C
analogous
#7A5CBD #AB5CBD #BD5C9E
triadic
#AB5CBD #BDAB5C #5CBDAB
tetradic
#AB5CBD #BD7A5C #6EBD5C #5C9EBD
square
#AB5CBD #BD7A5C #6EBD5C #5C9EBD
split-complementary
#AB5CBD #9EBD5C #5CBD7A
monochromatic
#642E71 #8B3F9C #AB5CBD #C188CF #D8B3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#AB5CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#AB5CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB5CBD
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB5CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB5CBD | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B76C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#637EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab5cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 92, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.163 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c68dd1',
500: '#ab5cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab5cbd; $custom-light: #c68dd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab5cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 92,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.866,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60441,
"c": 0.16274,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.19986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB5CBD
secondary
#AECFA6
accent
#D2566D
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8F0F9
border
#D1CBD2
text
#130C14
muted
#827D82