#AD279D#AD279D

#AD279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.208 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD279D
RGB	rgb(173, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(307, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 9.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 64.43, -33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 72.73, 332.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1867 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.208 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0451, 12.7717, 33.0906)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD279D #27AD37

analogous

#7A27AD #AD279D #AD275A

triadic

#AD279D #9DAD27 #279DAD

tetradic

#AD279D #AD7A27 #27AD37 #275AAD

square

#AD279D #AD7A27 #27AD37 #275AAD

split-complementary

#AD279D #5AAD27 #27AD7A

monochromatic

#491042 #7B1C70 #AD279D #D33EC2 #DF70D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AD279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AD279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD279D

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD279D	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2258A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B53561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.208 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c971ba',
    500: '#ad279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad279d;
$custom-light: #c971ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.164,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53127,
    "c": 0.20838,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD279D

secondary

#6AC675

accent

#E65542

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD279D

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

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