#AD36AD#AD36AD

#AD36AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.204 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36AD
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(300, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, 62.04, -39.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 73.39, 327.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.173 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.204 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.0952, 14.5415, 40.9594)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36AD #36AD36

analogous

#7236AD #AD36AD #AD3672

triadic

#AD36AD #ADAD36 #36ADAD

tetradic

#AD36AD #AD7236 #36AD36 #3672AD

square

#AD36AD #AD7236 #36AD36 #3672AD

split-complementary

#AD36AD #72AD36 #36AD72

monochromatic

#501950 #7E277E #AD36AD #CA56CA #D985D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#AD36AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AD36AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36AD

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36AD	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2361B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5570AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2476E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.204 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978c6',
    500: '#ad36ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36ad;
$custom-light: #c978c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55256,
    "c": 0.2042,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36AD

secondary

#7CC27C

accent

#DC4C4C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36AD

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

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