#AD36B5#AD36B5

#AD36B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.211 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36B5
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 181)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 63.41, -43.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 76.73, 325.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1731 -0.1201)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.211 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.8926, 14.8605, 45.1590)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36B5 #3EB536

analogous

#6D36B5 #AD36B5 #B5367D

triadic

#AD36B5 #B5AD36 #36B5AD

tetradic

#AD36B5 #B56D36 #3EB536 #367DB5

square

#AD36B5 #B56D36 #3EB536 #367DB5

split-complementary

#AD36B5 #7DB536 #36B56D

monochromatic

#531A57 #802886 #AD36B5 #C75ACE #D789DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#AD36B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AD36B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36B5

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36B5	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1662B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5071B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.211 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978cc',
    500: '#ad36b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36b5;
$custom-light: #c978cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.22,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55717,
    "c": 0.21067,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36B5

secondary

#85C681

accent

#DD4A54

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36B5

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

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