#AD40CD#AD40CD

#AD40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.219 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD40CD
RGB	rgb(173, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 63.99, -52.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 82.92, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1619 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.219 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.0848, 16.9601, 59.4347)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD40CD #60CD40

analogous

#6640CD #AD40CD #CD40A6

triadic

#AD40CD #CDAD40 #40CDAD

tetradic

#AD40CD #CD6640 #60CD40 #40A6CD

square

#AD40CD #CD6640 #60CD40 #40A6CD

split-complementary

#AD40CD #A6CD40 #40CD66

monochromatic

#611E74 #892BA5 #AD40CD #C271DA #D7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#AD40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#AD40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD40CD

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD40CD	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4476CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.219 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97edd',
    500: '#ad40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad40cd;
$custom-light: #c97edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.383,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58153,
    "c": 0.21935,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD40CD

secondary

#A4D396

accent

#E24669

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD40CD

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

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