#AD42DC#AD42DC

#AD42DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.231 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42DC
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(282, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 66.15, -59.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 88.88, 318.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% 0.1586 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.231 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.0978, 17.9490, 69.4699)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42DC #71DC42

analogous

#6042DC #AD42DC #DC42BE

triadic

#AD42DC #DCAD42 #42DCAD

tetradic

#AD42DC #DC6042 #71DC42 #42BEDC

square

#AD42DC #DC6042 #71DC42 #42BEDC

split-complementary

#AD42DC #BEDC42 #42DC60

monochromatic

#681A8A #8F23BE #AD42DC #C376E6 #DAA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#AD42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#AD42DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD42DC

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD42DC	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3678D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8638B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.231 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fe8',
    500: '#ad42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42dc;
$custom-light: #ca7fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.688,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59327,
    "c": 0.2306,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42DC

secondary

#B1DD9D

accent

#EC3C72

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42DC

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

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