#AD38C1#AD38C1

#AD38C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.218 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38C1
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 193)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 71%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 64.81, -48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 81.07, 323.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1707 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.218 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2723, 15.5644, 51.9568)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38C1 #4CC138

analogous

#6938C1 #AD38C1 #C13891

triadic

#AD38C1 #C1AD38 #38C1AD

tetradic

#AD38C1 #C16938 #4CC138 #3891C1

square

#AD38C1 #C16938 #4CC138 #3891C1

split-complementary

#AD38C1 #91C138 #38C169

monochromatic

#581C62 #822A92 #AD38C1 #C264D2 #D594E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AD38C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AD38C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38C1

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38C1	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4972BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.218 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d4',
    500: '#ad38c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38c1;
$custom-light: #c979d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.241,
    "s": 55.02,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56625,
    "c": 0.21834,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38C1

secondary

#93CB8A

accent

#DE495F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38C1

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

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