#AB5CD3#AB5CD3
#AB5CD3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.186 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB5CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 92, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 56%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 56.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.97, 51.93, -48.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.97, 71.12, 316.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% 0.1264 -0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.186 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3776, 21.0162, 63.9663) |
| Luminance | 0.2102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.93
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.92
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.14
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.42
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.80
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB5CD3 #84D35C
analogous
#705CD3 #AB5CD3 #D35CC0
triadic
#AB5CD3 #D3AB5C #5CD3AB
tetradic
#AB5CD3 #D3705C #84D35C #5CC0D3
square
#AB5CD3 #D3705C #84D35C #5CC0D3
split-complementary
#AB5CD3 #C0D35C #5CD370
monochromatic
#6B268E #9033BE #AB5CD3 #C48CE0 #DDBCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#AB5CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#AB5CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB5CD3
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB5CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB5CD3 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#397AD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5680D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7718F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab5cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 92, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.186 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c78de1',
500: '#ab5cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab5cd3; $custom-light: #c78de1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab5cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 92,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.832,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61654,
"c": 0.18576,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.21015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB5CD3
secondary
#BEDDAE
accent
#E1477B
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83