#AD42B2#AD42B2

#AD42B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.193 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42B2
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(297, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(297, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 58.14, -39.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 70.03, 326.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1598 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.193 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.2171, 15.9967, 43.7649)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42B2 #47B242

analogous

#7542B2 #AD42B2 #B2427F

triadic

#AD42B2 #B2AD42 #42B2AD

tetradic

#AD42B2 #B27542 #47B242 #427FB2

square

#AD42B2 #B27542 #47B242 #427FB2

split-complementary

#AD42B2 #7FB242 #42B275

monochromatic

#562159 #823185 #AD42B2 #C36AC8 #D596D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AD42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AD42B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42B2

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42B2	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3067B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B15274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.193 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c87ec9',
    500: '#ad42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42b2;
$custom-light: #c87ec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.321,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56765,
    "c": 0.19292,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42B2

secondary

#8EC48C

accent

#D65258

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42B2

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

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