#AD38BD#AD38BD

#AD38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.215 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38BD
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 64.09, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 79.33, 323.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.1709 -0.1305)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.215 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.8321, 15.3883, 49.6385)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38BD #48BD38

analogous

#6A38BD #AD38BD #BD388A

triadic

#AD38BD #BDAD38 #38BDAD

tetradic

#AD38BD #BD6A38 #48BD38 #388ABD

square

#AD38BD #BD6A38 #48BD38 #388ABD

split-complementary

#AD38BD #8ABD38 #38BD6A

monochromatic

#571C5F #822A8E #AD38BD #C362D0 #D591DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AD38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AD38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38BD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38BD	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0365C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF4F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.215 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d1',
    500: '#ad38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38bd;
$custom-light: #c979d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.782,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5638,
    "c": 0.21497,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38BD

secondary

#8FC987

accent

#DE4A5C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38BD

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

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