#AD42CD#AD42CD

#AD42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.217 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42CD
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.50, 63.18, -52.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.50, 82.01, 320.39°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% 0.1597 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.217 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.1997, 17.1897, 59.4729)
Luminance	0.1719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42CD #62CD42

analogous

#6742CD #AD42CD #CD42A7

triadic

#AD42CD #CDAD42 #42CDAD

tetradic

#AD42CD #CD6742 #62CD42 #42A7CD

square

#AD42CD #CD6742 #62CD42 #42A7CD

split-complementary

#AD42CD #A7CD42 #42CD67

monochromatic

#621F76 #8A2CA6 #AD42CD #C272DA #D7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#AD42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#AD42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42CD

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42CD	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC5C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.217 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97fdd',
    500: '#ad42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42cd;
$custom-light: #c97fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.187,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58359,
    "c": 0.21689,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42CD

secondary

#A5D397

accent

#E1466A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42CD

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

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