#AD40CE#AD40CE

#AD40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.220 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD40CE
RGB	rgb(173, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 64.18, -53.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 83.38, 320.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1618 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.22 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.2059, 17.0085, 60.0724)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD40CE #61CE40

analogous

#6640CE #AD40CE #CE40A8

triadic

#AD40CE #CEAD40 #40CEAD

tetradic

#AD40CE #CE6640 #61CE40 #40A8CE

square

#AD40CE #CE6640 #61CE40 #40A8CE

split-complementary

#AD40CE #A8CE40 #40CE66

monochromatic

#611E75 #892BA6 #AD40CE #C271DA #D7A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#AD40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#AD40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD40CE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD40CE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4376CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.220 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ede',
    500: '#ad40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad40ce;
$custom-light: #c97ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.056,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58216,
    "c": 0.22025,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD40CE

secondary

#A4D496

accent

#E2456A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD40CE

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

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