#AD42A2#AD42A2

#AD42A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.180 H 331.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42A2
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 162)
HSL	hsl(306, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(306, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 6.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 55.38, -30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 63.39, 330.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1584 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.18 331.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.7034, 15.3912, 35.7924)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42A2 #42AD4D

analogous

#8342AD #AD42A2 #AD426D

triadic

#AD42A2 #A2AD42 #42A2AD

tetradic

#AD42A2 #AD8342 #42AD4D #426DAD

square

#AD42A2 #AD8342 #42AD4D #426DAD

split-complementary

#AD42A2 #6DAD42 #42AD83

monochromatic

#54204F #813179 #AD42A2 #C567BB #D693CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#AD42A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AD42A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42A2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42A2	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D64A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60739F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B44B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.180 331.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87dbe',
    500: '#ad42a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42a2;
$custom-light: #c87dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.168,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55919,
    "c": 0.17953,
    "h": 331.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42A2

secondary

#89C18F

accent

#D46153

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EEF6

border

#D2C9D0

text

#130A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42A2

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

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