#AD38BB#AD38BB

#AD38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.213 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38BB
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 63.73, -45.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 78.46, 324.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.26% 0.1709 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(56.26% 0.213 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.6166, 15.3021, 48.5030)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38BB #46BB38

analogous

#6C38BB #AD38BB #BB3887

triadic

#AD38BB #BBAD38 #38BBAD

tetradic

#AD38BB #BB6C38 #46BB38 #3887BB

square

#AD38BB #BB6C38 #46BB38 #3887BB

split-complementary

#AD38BB #87BB38 #38BB6C

monochromatic

#561C5D #812A8C #AD38BB #C461D0 #D590DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AD38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AD38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38BB

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38BB	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B64BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D72B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.213 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d0',
    500: '#ad38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38bb;
$custom-light: #c979d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.588,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5626,
    "c": 0.21329,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38BB

secondary

#8DC886

accent

#DD4B5A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38BB

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

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