#AD42AE#AD42AE

#AD42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.189 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42AE
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(299, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(299, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 57.43, -37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 68.32, 327.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.1596 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.189 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.8214, 15.8384, 41.6806)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42AE #43AE42

analogous

#7742AE #AD42AE #AE4279

triadic

#AD42AE #AEAD42 #42AEAD

tetradic

#AD42AE #AE7742 #43AE42 #4279AE

square

#AD42AE #AE7742 #43AE42 #4279AE

split-complementary

#AD42AE #79AE42 #42AE77

monochromatic

#552055 #813182 #AD42AE #C568C6 #D694D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AD42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AD42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42AE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42AE	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3466B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B74AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B25072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.189 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ec6',
    500: '#ad42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42ae;
$custom-light: #c87ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.444,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56547,
    "c": 0.18949,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42AE

secondary

#8AC28A

accent

#D55354

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42AE

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

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