#AD38B2#AD38B2

#AD38B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.206 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38B2
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(298, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(298, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 62.15, -41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 74.62, 326.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.171 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.206 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6831, 14.9287, 43.5869)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38B2 #3DB238

analogous

#7038B2 #AD38B2 #B2387A

triadic

#AD38B2 #B2AD38 #38B2AD

tetradic

#AD38B2 #B27038 #3DB238 #387AB2

square

#AD38B2 #B27038 #3DB238 #387AB2

split-complementary

#AD38B2 #7AB238 #38B270

monochromatic

#531B55 #802983 #AD38B2 #C75CCC #D78ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AD38B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AD38B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38B2

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38B2	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F62B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5371AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.206 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979c9',
    500: '#ad38b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38b2;
$custom-light: #c979c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.541,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55731,
    "c": 0.20584,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38B2

secondary

#84C581

accent

#DC4C52

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38B2

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