#AD23A5#AD23A5

#AD23A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.218 H 330.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD23A5
RGB	rgb(173, 35, 165)
HSL	hsl(303, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(303, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 4.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 66.74, -38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 77.03, 330.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.19 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.218 330.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6261, 12.8049, 36.7646)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD23A5 #23AD2B

analogous

#7023AD #AD23A5 #AD2360

triadic

#AD23A5 #A5AD23 #23A5AD

tetradic

#AD23A5 #AD7023 #23AD2B #2360AD

square

#AD23A5 #AD7023 #23AD2B #2360AD

split-complementary

#AD23A5 #60AD23 #23AD70

monochromatic

#470E44 #7A1974 #AD23A5 #D637CD #E16ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#AD23A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AD23A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD23A5

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD23A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD23A5	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E58A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B43764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad23a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 35, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.218 330.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c970c0',
    500: '#ad23a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad23a5;
$custom-light: #c970c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad23a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.478,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53302,
    "c": 0.21769,
    "h": 330.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD23A5

secondary

#65C76B

accent

#E9483F

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF7

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD23A5

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

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