#AB55C7
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(60% 0.184 317.1), rgb(171, 85, 199).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#AB55C7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 317°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AB55C7 |
| RGB | rgb(171, 85, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 50%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.184 317.1) |
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 #AB55C7 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AB55C7 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AB55C7 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AB55C7 text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#F9F3FB
oklch(97.1% 0.012 317.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E5F6
oklch(93.6% 0.026 316.1)
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Step 200
200
#E7CFEF
oklch(88.4% 0.05 317.7)
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Step 300
300
#D9AFE7
oklch(81% 0.089 317.6)
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Step 400
400
#C582DB
oklch(70.7% 0.144 317.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AB55C7
oklch(60% 0.184 317.1)
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Step 600
600
#A041BE
oklch(55.6% 0.199 317.1)
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Step 700
700
#8931A4
oklch(49.1% 0.186 317.1)
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Step 800
800
#6F2A85
oklch(42.6% 0.154 316.9)
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Step 900
900
#5A286B
oklch(37.7% 0.12 316.7)
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Step 950
950
#35183E
oklch(26.9% 0.076 317.6)
#AB55C7 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) | #3974CB | 0.170 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #587CC4 | 0.149 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AA6786 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AB55C7
#AB55C7
oklch(60% 0.184 317.1)
- #429700
#429700
oklch(60% 0.182 137.1)
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 #AB55C7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AB55C7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.032
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.036
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.066
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.068
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #AB55C7 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.