#AD38BC#AD38BC

#AD38BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.214 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38BC
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 63.91, -46.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 78.90, 324.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1709 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.214 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7240, 15.3450, 49.0688)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38BC #47BC38

analogous

#6B38BC #AD38BC #BC3889

triadic

#AD38BC #BCAD38 #38BCAD

tetradic

#AD38BC #BC6B38 #47BC38 #3889BC

square

#AD38BC #BC6B38 #47BC38 #3889BC

split-complementary

#AD38BC #89BC38 #38BC6B

monochromatic

#561C5E #822A8D #AD38BC #C361D0 #D590DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AD38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AD38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38BC

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38BC	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0765C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B04F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.214 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d1',
    500: '#ad38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38bc;
$custom-light: #c979d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.182,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5632,
    "c": 0.21413,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38BC

secondary

#8EC987

accent

#DD4A5B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38BC

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

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