#AD38C4#AD38C4

#AD38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.221 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38C4
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 65.36, -50.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 82.39, 322.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1705 -0.1404)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.221 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.6104, 15.6996, 53.7372)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38C4 #4FC438

analogous

#6738C4 #AD38C4 #C43895

triadic

#AD38C4 #C4AD38 #38C4AD

tetradic

#AD38C4 #C46738 #4FC438 #3895C4

square

#AD38C4 #C46738 #4FC438 #3895C4

split-complementary

#AD38C4 #95C438 #38C467

monochromatic

#591D65 #832A94 #AD38C4 #C166D3 #D496E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AD38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AD38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38C4

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38C4	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4672C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.221 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d6',
    500: '#ad38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38c4;
$custom-light: #c979d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56811,
    "c": 0.22089,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38C4

secondary

#96CC8C

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38C4

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

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