#AD2C9E#AD2C9E
#AD2C9E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.204 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD2C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 44, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 8.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.00, 63.07, -33.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.00, 71.38, 332.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.56% 0.1823 -0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.56% 0.204 333.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3060, 13.1563, 33.6004) |
| Luminance | 0.1315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.38
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.09
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.74
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.97
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.14
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD2C9E #2CAD3B
analogous
#7C2CAD #AD2C9E #AD2C5D
triadic
#AD2C9E #9EAD2C #2C9EAD
tetradic
#AD2C9E #AD7C2C #2CAD3B #2C5DAD
square
#AD2C9E #AD7C2C #2CAD3B #2C5DAD
split-complementary
#AD2C9E #5DAD2C #2CAD7C
monochromatic
#4B1345 #7C2071 #AD2C9E #D046C0 #DC77D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.78
#AD2C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#AD2C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD2C9E
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD2C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD2C9E | 1.00 | 5.78 | 3.63 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#275AA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586C9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B53962
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad2c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 44, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.204 333.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c973bb',
500: '#ad2c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad2c9e; $custom-light: #c973bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad2c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 44,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.977,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53561,
"c": 0.20406,
"h": 333.3
},
"luminance": 0.13154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD2C9E
secondary
#71C47A
accent
#E35745
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#827B81