#AD38CF#AD38CF

#AD38CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.230 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD38CF
RGB	rgb(173, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 67.41, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 87.27, 320.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.1696 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.23 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.9086, 16.2189, 60.5745)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD38CF #5ACF38

analogous

#6238CF #AD38CF #CF38A6

triadic

#AD38CF #CFAD38 #38CFAD

tetradic

#AD38CF #CF6238 #5ACF38 #38A6CF

square

#AD38CF #CF6238 #5ACF38 #38A6CF

split-complementary

#AD38CF #A6CF38 #38CF62

monochromatic

#5E1B71 #8727A3 #AD38CF #C169DB #D69BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#AD38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#AD38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD38CF

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD38CF	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C74CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.230 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7ade',
    500: '#ad38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad38cf;
$custom-light: #ca7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.49,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57515,
    "c": 0.2303,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD38CF

secondary

#9FD390

accent

#E44468

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD38CF

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

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