#AD38C5#AD38C5

#AD38C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.222 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38C5
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 65.54, -50.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 82.83, 322.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.87% 0.1704 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(56.87% 0.222 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.7246, 15.7453, 54.3386)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38C5 #50C538

analogous

#6638C5 #AD38C5 #C53897

triadic

#AD38C5 #C5AD38 #38C5AD

tetradic

#AD38C5 #C56638 #50C538 #3897C5

square

#AD38C5 #C56638 #50C538 #3897C5

split-complementary

#AD38C5 #97C538 #38C566

monochromatic

#591D66 #832A95 #AD38C5 #C167D4 #D496E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AD38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AD38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38C5

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38C5	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4573C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.222 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c979d7',
    500: '#ad38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38c5;
$custom-light: #c979d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.787,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56874,
    "c": 0.22174,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38C5

secondary

#97CD8C

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38C5

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

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