#AD259C#AD259C

#AD259C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.210 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD259C
RGB	rgb(173, 37, 156)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(308, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 9.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 64.84, -33.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 73.00, 332.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1883 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.21 334)
XYZ	xyz(23.8961, 12.6098, 32.6214)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD259C #25AD36

analogous

#7A25AD #AD259C #AD2558

triadic

#AD259C #9CAD25 #259CAD

tetradic

#AD259C #AD7A25 #25AD36 #2558AD

square

#AD259C #AD7A25 #25AD36 #2558AD

split-complementary

#AD259C #58AD25 #25AD7A

monochromatic

#480F41 #7B1A6F #AD259C #D53AC2 #E06DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AD259C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AD259C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD259C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD259C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD259C	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21579F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B53360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad259c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 37, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.210 334.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c970b9',
    500: '#ad259c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad259c;
$custom-light: #c970b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad259c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.5,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52933,
    "c": 0.20955,
    "h": 334
  },
  "luminance": 0.12608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD259C

secondary

#68C674

accent

#E85540

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD259C

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

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