#AD259B#AD259B

#AD259B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.209 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD259B
RGB	rgb(173, 37, 155)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(308, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 10.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 64.69, -33.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 72.63, 332.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1883 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.209 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8118, 12.5761, 32.1773)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD259B #25AD37

analogous

#7B25AD #AD259B #AD2557

triadic

#AD259B #9BAD25 #259BAD

tetradic

#AD259B #AD7B25 #25AD37 #2557AD

square

#AD259B #AD7B25 #25AD37 #2557AD

split-complementary

#AD259B #57AD25 #25AD7B

monochromatic

#480F41 #7B1A6E #AD259B #D53AC0 #E06DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AD259B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#AD259B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD259B

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD259B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD259B	1.00	5.97	3.51	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5335F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad259b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 37, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.209 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c970b9',
    500: '#ad259b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad259b;
$custom-light: #c970b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad259b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.941,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52879,
    "c": 0.20886,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD259B

secondary

#68C674

accent

#E85640

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD259B

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

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