#AD36CD#AD36CD

#AD36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.231 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36CD
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 67.75, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 87.18, 320.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% 0.1716 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.231 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.5706, 15.9317, 59.2633)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36CD #56CD36

analogous

#6136CD #AD36CD #CD36A1

triadic

#AD36CD #CDAD36 #36CDAD

tetradic

#AD36CD #CD6136 #56CD36 #36A1CD

square

#AD36CD #CD6136 #56CD36 #36A1CD

split-complementary

#AD36CD #A1CD36 #36CD61

monochromatic

#5C1B6D #85279E #AD36CD #C167D9 #D598E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AD36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AD36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36CD

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36CD	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC557F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.231 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79dd',
    500: '#ad36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36cd;
$custom-light: #ca79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.285,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57208,
    "c": 0.23073,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36CD

secondary

#9CD18E

accent

#E34466

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36CD

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

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