#AD36C3#AD36C3

#AD36C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.222 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36C3
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(291, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 65.90, -50.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 82.77, 322.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.1725 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.222 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.4019, 15.4642, 53.1080)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36C3 #4CC336

analogous

#6736C3 #AD36C3 #C33693

triadic

#AD36C3 #C3AD36 #36C3AD

tetradic

#AD36C3 #C36736 #4CC336 #3693C3

square

#AD36C3 #C36736 #4CC336 #3693C3

split-complementary

#AD36C3 #93C336 #36C367

monochromatic

#581B63 #822993 #AD36C3 #C263D4 #D592E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AD36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AD36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36C3

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36C3	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4672C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE517A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.222 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c978d6',
    500: '#ad36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36c3;
$custom-light: #c978d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.638,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56568,
    "c": 0.22227,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36C3

secondary

#93CC89

accent

#E04860

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36C3

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

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