#AD36CA#AD36CA

#AD36CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.228 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36CA
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 67.19, -53.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 85.85, 321.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% 0.1719 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.228 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.2120, 15.7882, 57.3744)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36CA #53CA36

analogous

#6336CA #AD36CA #CA369D

triadic

#AD36CA #CAAD36 #36CAAD

tetradic

#AD36CA #CA6336 #53CA36 #369DCA

square

#AD36CA #CA6336 #53CA36 #369DCA

split-complementary

#AD36CA #9DCA36 #36CA63

monochromatic

#5A1C6A #84299A #AD36CA #C166D7 #D597E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AD36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AD36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36CA

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36CA	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4073C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD547E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.228 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79db',
    500: '#ad36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36ca;
$custom-light: #ca79db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.243,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57013,
    "c": 0.22819,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36CA

secondary

#9ACF8D

accent

#E14665

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36CA

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

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