#AD38CD#AD38CD

#AD38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.229 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38CD
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 67.03, -54.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 86.38, 320.90°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% 0.1698 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.229 318)
XYZ	xyz(29.6656, 16.1217, 59.2949)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38CD #58CD38

analogous

#6238CD #AD38CD #CD38A2

triadic

#AD38CD #CDAD38 #38CDAD

tetradic

#AD38CD #CD6238 #58CD38 #38A2CD

square

#AD38CD #CD6238 #58CD38 #38A2CD

split-complementary

#AD38CD #A2CD38 #38CD62

monochromatic

#5D1C6F #8628A0 #AD38CD #C169D9 #D59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#AD38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#AD38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38CD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38CD	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.229 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7add',
    500: '#ad38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38cd;
$custom-light: #ca7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.114,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57385,
    "c": 0.22858,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.1612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38CD

secondary

#9ED18F

accent

#E34567

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38CD

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

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