#AD23E2#AD23E2

#AD23E2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.264 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD23E2
RGB	rgb(173, 35, 226)
HSL	hsl(283, 77%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 85%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 84.5%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 77.20, -67.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 102.65, 318.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.1819 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.264 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.5596, 15.5784, 73.2812)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD23E2 #58E223

analogous

#4D23E2 #AD23E2 #E223B7

triadic

#AD23E2 #E2AD23 #23E2AD

tetradic

#AD23E2 #E24D23 #58E223 #23B7E2

square

#AD23E2 #E24D23 #58E223 #23B7E2

split-complementary

#AD23E2 #B7E223 #23E24D

monochromatic

#5D107A #8617B1 #AD23E2 #C159E9 #D58FF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AD23E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AD23E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD23E2

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD23E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD23E2	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0071DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad23e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 35, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.264 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb73ec',
    500: '#ad23e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad23e2;
$custom-light: #cb73ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad23e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.351,
    "s": 76.707,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57332,
    "c": 0.26419,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD23E2

secondary

#9EDB86

accent

#F33569

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEEFD

border

#D3C9D5

text

#140916

muted

#837B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD23E2

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

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