#AD37C2#AD37C2

#AD37C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.220 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD37C2
RGB	rgb(173, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 65.36, -49.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 81.93, 322.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1716 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.22 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.3363, 15.5132, 52.5303)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD37C2 #4CC237

analogous

#6837C2 #AD37C2 #C23792

triadic

#AD37C2 #C2AD37 #37C2AD

tetradic

#AD37C2 #C26837 #4CC237 #3792C2

square

#AD37C2 #C26837 #4CC237 #3792C2

split-complementary

#AD37C2 #92C237 #37C268

monochromatic

#581C63 #822992 #AD37C2 #C263D3 #D593E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AD37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AD37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD37C2

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD37C2	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4772BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.220 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d5',
    500: '#ad37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad37c2;
$custom-light: #c979d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.935,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56595,
    "c": 0.22032,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD37C2

secondary

#93CB89

accent

#DF495F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD37C2

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

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