#AD36DB#AD36DB

#AD36DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.243 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD36DB
RGB	rgb(173, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(283, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 70.41, -61.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 93.44, 318.90°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1698 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.243 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.3368, 16.6381, 68.5649)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD36DB #64DB36

analogous

#5A36DB #AD36DB #DB36B6

triadic

#AD36DB #DBAD36 #36DBAD

tetradic

#AD36DB #DB5A36 #64DB36 #36B6DB

square

#AD36DB #DB5A36 #64DB36 #36B6DB

split-complementary

#AD36DB #B6DB36 #36DB5A

monochromatic

#621780 #8B20B4 #AD36DB #C26AE4 #D79EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#AD36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#AD36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD36DB

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD36DB	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B74D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.243 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79e7',
    500: '#ad36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad36db;
$custom-light: #ca79e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.273,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58148,
    "c": 0.24272,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD36DB

secondary

#A7DA93

accent

#EC3B6D

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEEFD

border

#D3C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD36DB

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

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