#AD36AB#AD36AB

#AD36AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.203 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36AB
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(301, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 1.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 61.71, -38.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 72.57, 328.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1729 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.203 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9032, 14.4647, 39.9478)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36AB #36AD38

analogous

#7336AD #AD36AB #AD3670

triadic

#AD36AB #ABAD36 #36ABAD

tetradic

#AD36AB #AD7336 #36AD38 #3670AD

square

#AD36AB #AD7336 #36AD38 #3670AD

split-complementary

#AD36AB #70AD36 #36AD73

monochromatic

#50194F #7E277D #AD36AB #CA56C8 #D985D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#AD36AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#AD36AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36AB

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36AB	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2660AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5670A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B3466C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.203 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978c4',
    500: '#ad36ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36ab;
$custom-light: #c978c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.008,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55144,
    "c": 0.20261,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36AB

secondary

#7CC27D

accent

#DC4E4C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36AB

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

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