#AD36C2#AD36C2

#AD36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.221 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36C2
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 65.72, -49.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 82.33, 322.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1726 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.221 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.2892, 15.4191, 52.5146)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36C2 #4BC236

analogous

#6736C2 #AD36C2 #C23691

triadic

#AD36C2 #C2AD36 #36C2AD

tetradic

#AD36C2 #C26736 #4BC236 #3691C2

square

#AD36C2 #C26736 #4BC236 #3691C2

split-complementary

#AD36C2 #91C236 #36C267

monochromatic

#581B62 #822992 #AD36C2 #C262D3 #D592E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AD36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AD36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36C2

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36C2	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4772BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.221 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978d5',
    500: '#ad36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36c2;
$custom-light: #c978d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56505,
    "c": 0.22144,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36C2

secondary

#92CC88

accent

#E0485F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36C2

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

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