#AD36C4#AD36C4

#AD36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.223 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36C4
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 66.08, -50.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 83.21, 322.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1724 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.223 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.5154, 15.5096, 53.7055)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36C4 #4DC436

analogous

#6636C4 #AD36C4 #C43694

triadic

#AD36C4 #C4AD36 #36C4AD

tetradic

#AD36C4 #C46636 #4DC436 #3694C4

square

#AD36C4 #C46636 #4DC436 #3694C4

split-complementary

#AD36C4 #94C436 #36C466

monochromatic

#581C64 #832994 #AD36C4 #C263D4 #D593E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AD36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AD36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36C4

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36C4	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4572C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE517A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.223 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d6',
    500: '#ad36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36c4;
$custom-light: #c979d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.282,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56631,
    "c": 0.22311,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36C4

secondary

#94CC89

accent

#E04860

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36C4

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

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