#AD279B#AD279B

#AD279B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.207 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD279B
RGB	rgb(173, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(308, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 10.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 64.13, -32.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 71.99, 332.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.1866 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.207 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8758, 12.7040, 32.1986)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD279B #27AD39

analogous

#7C27AD #AD279B #AD2758

triadic

#AD279B #9BAD27 #279BAD

tetradic

#AD279B #AD7C27 #27AD39 #2758AD

square

#AD279B #AD7C27 #27AD39 #2758AD

split-complementary

#AD279B #58AD27 #27AD7C

monochromatic

#491042 #7B1C6E #AD279B #D33EBF #DF70D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#AD279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AD279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD279B

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD279B	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5345F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.207 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c971b9',
    500: '#ad279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad279b;
$custom-light: #c971b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.06,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53019,
    "c": 0.20698,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD279B

secondary

#6AC677

accent

#E65842

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD279B

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

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