#AB4BD7
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(59.7% 0.214 313.4), rgb(171, 75, 215).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.71:1).
About this color
#AB4BD7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.214 and its hue 313°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.214) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.71:1 |
| White text | 4.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AB4BD7 |
| RGB | rgb(171, 75, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 64%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.214 313.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AB4BD7 | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #AB4BD7 | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AB4BD7 text on white | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AB4BD7 text on black | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc -31.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 314.8)
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Step 100
100
#F1E4F9
oklch(93.5% 0.031 312.9)
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Step 200
200
#E7CEF5
oklch(88.4% 0.059 313.5)
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Step 300
300
#D9ADF1
oklch(81% 0.105 313.4)
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Step 400
400
#C57DE9
oklch(70.6% 0.168 313.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AB4BD7
oklch(59.7% 0.214 313.4)
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Step 600
600
#A133D0
oklch(55.5% 0.232 313.3)
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Step 700
700
#8A23B4
oklch(49.1% 0.216 313.4)
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Step 800
800
#702092
oklch(42.6% 0.18 313.3)
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Step 900
900
#5B2274
oklch(37.7% 0.14 313.7)
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Step 950
950
#351644
oklch(27% 0.087 313.1)
#AB4BD7 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0072DB | 0.200 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #427AD4 | 0.175 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A7668B | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.216 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AB4BD7
#AB4BD7
oklch(59.7% 0.214 313.4)
- #539300
#539300
oklch(59.6% 0.169 133.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AB4BD7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AB4BD7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.037
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.051
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.058
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.069
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.069
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.071
- Vibrant Purple #AD03DE ΔE 0.072
Use #AB4BD7 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.