#AD38C3#AD38C3

#AD38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.220 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38C3
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 65.18, -49.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 81.95, 322.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.1706 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.22 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.4969, 15.6542, 53.1397)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38C3 #4EC338

analogous

#6838C3 #AD38C3 #C33893

triadic

#AD38C3 #C3AD38 #38C3AD

tetradic

#AD38C3 #C36838 #4EC338 #3893C3

square

#AD38C3 #C36838 #4EC338 #3893C3

split-complementary

#AD38C3 #93C338 #38C368

monochromatic

#591D64 #832A93 #AD38C3 #C265D3 #D595E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#AD38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AD38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38C3

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38C3	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4772C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.220 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d6',
    500: '#ad38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38c3;
$custom-light: #c979d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.504,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56749,
    "c": 0.22003,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38C3

secondary

#95CC8B

accent

#DF4961

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38C3

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

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