#AD37CE#AD37CE

#AD37CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.231 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD37CE
RGB	rgb(173, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.07, 67.58, -55.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.07, 87.23, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% 0.1706 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.231 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.7388, 16.0742, 59.9167)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD37CE #58CE37

analogous

#6137CE #AD37CE #CE37A4

triadic

#AD37CE #CEAD37 #37CEAD

tetradic

#AD37CE #CE6137 #58CE37 #37A4CE

square

#AD37CE #CE6137 #58CE37 #37A4CE

split-complementary

#AD37CE #A4CE37 #37CE61

monochromatic

#5D1B6F #8627A0 #AD37CE #C168DA #D599E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#AD37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#AD37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD37CE

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD37CE	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.231 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca79de',
    500: '#ad37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad37ce;
$custom-light: #ca79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.887,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57361,
    "c": 0.23052,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD37CE

secondary

#9ED28F

accent

#E44467

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD37CE

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

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