#AD38CB#AD38CB

#AD38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.227 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38CB
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 66.66, -53.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 85.49, 321.24°)
OKLab	oklab(57.26% 0.17 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(57.26% 0.227 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.4258, 16.0257, 58.0316)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38CB #56CB38

analogous

#6338CB #AD38CB #CB389F

triadic

#AD38CB #CBAD38 #38CBAD

tetradic

#AD38CB #CB6338 #56CB38 #389FCB

square

#AD38CB #CB6338 #56CB38 #389FCB

split-complementary

#AD38CB #9FCB38 #38CB63

monochromatic

#5C1C6C #85299D #AD38CB #C169D8 #D599E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#AD38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AD38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38CB

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38CB	1.00	4.99	4.20	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4073C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.227 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7adb',
    500: '#ad38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38cb;
$custom-light: #ca7adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.755,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57256,
    "c": 0.22686,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38CB

secondary

#9CD08F

accent

#E24666

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38CB

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

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