#AD37CD#AD37CD
#AD37CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.230 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD37CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 55, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 67.39, -54.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 86.78, 320.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.3% 0.1707 -0.1536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.3% 0.23 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6177, 16.0257, 59.2789) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.25
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.40
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.75
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.95
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 6.34
Bright Purple
#BE03FD
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD37CD #57CD37
analogous
#6237CD #AD37CD #CD37A2
triadic
#AD37CD #CDAD37 #37CDAD
tetradic
#AD37CD #CD6237 #57CD37 #37A2CD
square
#AD37CD #CD6237 #57CD37 #37A2CD
split-complementary
#AD37CD #A2CD37 #37CD62
monochromatic
#5C1C6E #86289F #AD37CD #C168D9 #D599E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#AD37CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#AD37CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD37CD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD37CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD37CD | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D73CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC567F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad37cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 55, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.230 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca79dd',
500: '#ad37cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad37cd; $custom-light: #ca79dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad37cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 55,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.2,
"s": 60,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57296,
"c": 0.22967,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.16024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD37CD
secondary
#9DD18F
accent
#E34566
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFB
border
#D2C9D4
text
#140A15
muted
#827C83