#AD36BE#AD36BE

#AD36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.218 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36BE
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 65.00, -47.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 80.59, 323.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.26% 0.1728 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(56.26% 0.218 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.8461, 15.2419, 50.1805)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36BE #47BE36

analogous

#6936BE #AD36BE #BE368B

triadic

#AD36BE #BEAD36 #36BEAD

tetradic

#AD36BE #BE6936 #47BE36 #368BBE

square

#AD36BE #BE6936 #47BE36 #368BBE

split-complementary

#AD36BE #8BBE36 #36BE69

monochromatic

#561B5F #82288E #AD36BE #C360D2 #D58FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AD36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#AD36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36BE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36BE	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.218 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978d2',
    500: '#ad36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36be;
$custom-light: #c978d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56258,
    "c": 0.21809,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36BE

secondary

#8ECA86

accent

#DF495C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36BE

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

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