#AD42CF#AD42CF

#AD42CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.219 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42CF
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.62, 63.57, -53.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.62, 82.92, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(58.49% 0.1596 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(58.49% 0.219 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.4426, 17.2869, 60.7525)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42CF #64CF42

analogous

#6642CF #AD42CF #CF42AA

triadic

#AD42CF #CFAD42 #42CFAD

tetradic

#AD42CF #CF6642 #64CF42 #42AACF

square

#AD42CF #CF6642 #64CF42 #42AACF

split-complementary

#AD42CF #AACF42 #42CF66

monochromatic

#621F78 #8B2BA9 #AD42CF #C273DB #D7A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#AD42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#AD42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42CF

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42CF	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4477CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.219 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97fde',
    500: '#ad42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42cf;
$custom-light: #c97fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.532,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58485,
    "c": 0.21871,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42CF

secondary

#A7D598

accent

#E3456B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42CF

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

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