#AD38C9#AD38C9

#AD38C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.225 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38C9
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 66.29, -52.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 84.60, 321.59°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% 0.1701 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.225 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.1890, 15.9310, 56.7845)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38C9 #54C938

analogous

#6538C9 #AD38C9 #C9389C

triadic

#AD38C9 #C9AD38 #38C9AD

tetradic

#AD38C9 #C96538 #54C938 #389CC9

square

#AD38C9 #C96538 #54C938 #389CC9

split-complementary

#AD38C9 #9CC938 #38C965

monochromatic

#5B1D6A #842A9A #AD38C9 #C168D6 #D598E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AD38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AD38C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38C9

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38C9	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4273C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD557D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.225 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ada',
    500: '#ad38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38c9;
$custom-light: #c97ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.414,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57128,
    "c": 0.22516,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38C9

secondary

#9BCF8E

accent

#E14765

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38C9

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

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