#AD36CE#AD36CE

#AD36CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.232 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36CE
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 67.93, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 87.63, 320.83°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.1715 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.232 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6917, 15.9801, 59.9010)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36CE #57CE36

analogous

#6136CE #AD36CE #CE36A3

triadic

#AD36CE #CEAD36 #36CEAD

tetradic

#AD36CE #CE6136 #57CE36 #36A3CE

square

#AD36CE #CE6136 #57CE36 #36A3CE

split-complementary

#AD36CE #A3CE36 #36CE61

monochromatic

#5C1B6F #8627A0 #AD36CE #C167DA #D598E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AD36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AD36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36CE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36CE	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.232 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79de',
    500: '#ad36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36ce;
$custom-light: #ca79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.974,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57274,
    "c": 0.23158,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36CE

secondary

#9DD28E

accent

#E44467

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36CE

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

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