#AD38CE#AD38CE

#AD38CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.229 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38CE
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.20, 67.22, -54.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.20, 86.82, 320.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.1697 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.229 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.7867, 16.1701, 59.9327)
Luminance	0.1617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38CE #59CE38

analogous

#6238CE #AD38CE #CE38A4

triadic

#AD38CE #CEAD38 #38CEAD

tetradic

#AD38CE #CE6238 #59CE38 #38A4CE

square

#AD38CE #CE6238 #59CE38 #38A4CE

split-complementary

#AD38CE #A4CE38 #38CE62

monochromatic

#5D1C70 #8628A1 #AD38CE #C169DA #D59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#AD38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#AD38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38CE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38CE	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D73CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.229 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ade',
    500: '#ad38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38ce;
$custom-light: #ca7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.8,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5745,
    "c": 0.22944,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38CE

secondary

#9ED290

accent

#E44467

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38CE

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

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