#AD38AF#AD38AF

#AD38AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.203 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38AF
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(299, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 61.63, -39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 73.37, 327.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1709 -0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.203 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3852, 14.8095, 42.0179)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38AF #3AAF38

analogous

#7238AF #AD38AF #AF3875

triadic

#AD38AF #AFAD38 #38AFAD

tetradic

#AD38AF #AF7238 #3AAF38 #3875AF

square

#AD38AF #AF7238 #3AAF38 #3875AF

split-complementary

#AD38AF #75AF38 #38AF72

monochromatic

#511A52 #7F2981 #AD38AF #C85ACA #D888D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AD38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AD38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38AF

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38AF	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2462B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.203 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979c7',
    500: '#ad38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38af;
$custom-light: #c979c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.992,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55559,
    "c": 0.20339,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38AF

secondary

#81C380

accent

#DB4D4F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38AF

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

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