#AD40EA#AD40EA

#AD40EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.246 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD40EA
RGB	rgb(173, 64, 234)
HSL	hsl(278, 80%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 72.6%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, 69.78, -66.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 96.21, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(60.09% 0.1586 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(60.09% 0.246 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.9154, 18.4923, 79.6087)
Luminance	0.1849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD40EA #7DEA40

analogous

#5840EA #AD40EA #EA40D2

triadic

#AD40EA #EAAD40 #40EAAD

tetradic

#AD40EA #EA5840 #7DEA40 #40D2EA

square

#AD40EA #EA5840 #7DEA40 #40D2EA

split-complementary

#AD40EA #D2EA40 #40EA58

monochromatic

#6C119E #9117D5 #AD40EA #C577F0 #DCAEF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#AD40EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#AD40EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD40EA

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD40EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD40EA	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A79E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46792

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad40ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 64, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.246 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ff2',
    500: '#ad40ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad40ea;
$custom-light: #cb7ff2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad40ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.471,
    "s": 80.189,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60086,
    "c": 0.24569,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD40EA

secondary

#B9E5A1

accent

#F73178

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD40EA

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

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