#AD42CC#AD42CC

#AD42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.216 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42CC
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 62.98, -51.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 81.55, 320.56°)
OKLab	oklab(58.3% 0.1598 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.216 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.0793, 17.1416, 58.8393)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42CC #61CC42

analogous

#6842CC #AD42CC #CC42A6

triadic

#AD42CC #CCAD42 #42CCAD

tetradic

#AD42CC #CC6842 #61CC42 #42A6CC

square

#AD42CC #CC6842 #61CC42 #42A6CC

split-complementary

#AD42CC #A6CC42 #42CC68

monochromatic

#611F74 #892CA4 #AD42CC #C272D9 #D7A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AD42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AD42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42CC

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42CC	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4776C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.216 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97fdc',
    500: '#ad42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42cc;
$custom-light: #c97fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.522,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58297,
    "c": 0.21599,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42CC

secondary

#A4D397

accent

#E1476A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42CC

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

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