#AD42D9#AD42D9

#AD42D9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.228 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42D9
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 217)
HSL	hsl(283, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 69.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 65.54, -57.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 87.49, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.13% 0.1589 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(59.13% 0.228 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.7041, 17.7915, 67.3962)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42D9 #6ED942

analogous

#6242D9 #AD42D9 #D942B9

triadic

#AD42D9 #D9AD42 #42D9AD

tetradic

#AD42D9 #D96242 #6ED942 #42B9D9

square

#AD42D9 #D96242 #6ED942 #42B9D9

split-complementary

#AD42D9 #B9D942 #42D962

monochromatic

#671B86 #8E25B9 #AD42D9 #C375E3 #D9A8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#AD42D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#AD42D9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD42D9

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD42D9	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A78D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A96189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.228 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fe5',
    500: '#ad42d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42d9;
$custom-light: #ca7fe5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.517,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59129,
    "c": 0.22785,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42D9

secondary

#AEDB9C

accent

#E93E70

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFC

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42D9

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

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