#AD42CA#AD42CA

#AD42CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.214 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42CA
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(287, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 62.60, -50.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 80.64, 320.91°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1599 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.214 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.8410, 17.0462, 57.5840)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42CA #5FCA42

analogous

#6942CA #AD42CA #CA42A3

triadic

#AD42CA #CAAD42 #42CAAD

tetradic

#AD42CA #CA6942 #5FCA42 #42A3CA

square

#AD42CA #CA6942 #5FCA42 #42A3CA

split-complementary

#AD42CA #A3CA42 #42CA69

monochromatic

#602072 #892DA2 #AD42CA #C272D7 #D6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#AD42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#AD42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42CA

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42CA	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4976C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.214 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97fdb',
    500: '#ad42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42ca;
$custom-light: #c97fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.206,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58173,
    "c": 0.21418,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42CA

secondary

#A3D196

accent

#DF4869

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42CA

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

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