#AD42BC#AD42BC

#AD42BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.202 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42BC
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(293, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(293, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 59.95, -44.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 74.38, 323.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.1601 -0.1226)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.202 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.2580, 16.4130, 49.2468)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42BC #51BC42

analogous

#7042BC #AD42BC #BC428E

triadic

#AD42BC #BCAD42 #42BCAD

tetradic

#AD42BC #BC7042 #51BC42 #428EBC

square

#AD42BC #BC7042 #51BC42 #428EBC

split-complementary

#AD42BC #8EBC42 #42BC70

monochromatic

#5A2261 #83328F #AD42BC #C16FCC #D49CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#AD42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#AD42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42BC

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42BC	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2469C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5375B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.202 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97ed1',
    500: '#ad42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42bc;
$custom-light: #c97ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.623,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57332,
    "c": 0.20164,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42BC

secondary

#98C991

accent

#D85061

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42BC

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

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