#AD40CB#AD40CB

#AD40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.218 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD40CB
RGB	rgb(173, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 63.60, -51.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 82.02, 320.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.03% 0.162 -0.1452)
OKLCH	oklch(58.03% 0.218 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.8450, 16.8641, 58.1714)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD40CB #5ECB40

analogous

#6740CB #AD40CB #CB40A4

triadic

#AD40CB #CBAD40 #40CBAD

tetradic

#AD40CB #CB6740 #5ECB40 #40A4CB

square

#AD40CB #CB6740 #5ECB40 #40A4CB

split-complementary

#AD40CB #A4CB40 #40CB67

monochromatic

#601F72 #882CA2 #AD40CB #C270D8 #D6A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#AD40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#AD40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD40CB

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD40CB	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.218 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97edb',
    500: '#ad40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad40cb;
$custom-light: #c97edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.05,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58027,
    "c": 0.21756,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD40CB

secondary

#A2D295

accent

#E04768

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD40CB

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

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