#AD36BD#AD36BD

#AD36BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.217 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36BD
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 64.82, -47.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 80.16, 323.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1728 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.217 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.7371, 15.1983, 49.6068)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36BD #46BD36

analogous

#6936BD #AD36BD #BD3689

triadic

#AD36BD #BDAD36 #36BDAD

tetradic

#AD36BD #BD6936 #46BD36 #3689BD

square

#AD36BD #BD6936 #46BD36 #3689BD

split-complementary

#AD36BD #89BD36 #36BD69

monochromatic

#561B5E #81288D #AD36BD #C45FD1 #D58FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AD36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AD36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36BD

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36BD	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.217 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978d1',
    500: '#ad36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36bd;
$custom-light: #c978d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.889,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56197,
    "c": 0.21726,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36BD

secondary

#8DC985

accent

#DF495B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36BD

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

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