#AD36D1#AD36D1

#AD36D1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.234 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36D1
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 209)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 68.50, -56.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 88.96, 320.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% 0.1712 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.234 317)
XYZ	xyz(30.0597, 16.1273, 61.8387)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36D1 #5AD136

analogous

#6036D1 #AD36D1 #D136A7

triadic

#AD36D1 #D1AD36 #36D1AD

tetradic

#AD36D1 #D16036 #5AD136 #36A7D1

square

#AD36D1 #D16036 #5AD136 #36A7D1

split-complementary

#AD36D1 #A7D136 #36D160

monochromatic

#5E1A72 #8726A4 #AD36D1 #C168DC #D69AE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AD36D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AD36D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36D1

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36D1	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3873CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.234 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79e0',
    500: '#ad36d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36d1;
$custom-light: #ca79e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.065,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57472,
    "c": 0.23414,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.16126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36D1

secondary

#9FD38F

accent

#E64268

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36D1

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

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