#AD28B2#AD28B2

#AD28B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.223 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD28B2
RGB	rgb(173, 40, 178)
HSL	hsl(298, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(298, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 67.45, -44.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 80.67, 326.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1858 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.223 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.0278, 13.6180, 43.3685)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD28B2 #2DB228

analogous

#6828B2 #AD28B2 #B22872

triadic

#AD28B2 #B2AD28 #28B2AD

tetradic

#AD28B2 #B26828 #2DB228 #2872B2

square

#AD28B2 #B26828 #2DB228 #2872B2

split-complementary

#AD28B2 #72B228 #28B268

monochromatic

#4C124E #7C1D80 #AD28B2 #CF43D5 #DC75E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#AD28B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AD28B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD28B2

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD28B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD28B2	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2416D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad28b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 40, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.223 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c972c9',
    500: '#ad28b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad28b2;
$custom-light: #c972c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad28b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.826,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54404,
    "c": 0.22287,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD28B2

secondary

#72C76F

accent

#E64147

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EDF8

border

#D2C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD28B2

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

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