#AD42DD#AD42DD

#AD42DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.232 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42DD
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(281, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.50, 66.35, -59.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.50, 89.34, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.39% 0.1584 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(59.39% 0.232 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.2306, 18.0021, 70.1695)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42DD #72DD42

analogous

#6042DD #AD42DD #DD42C0

triadic

#AD42DD #DDAD42 #42DDAD

tetradic

#AD42DD #DD6042 #72DD42 #42C0DD

square

#AD42DD #DD6042 #72DD42 #42C0DD

split-complementary

#AD42DD #C0DD42 #42DD60

monochromatic

#68198C #8F22BF #AD42DD #C476E6 #DAAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#AD42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#AD42DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD42DD

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD42DD	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3578DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8638B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.232 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fe8',
    500: '#ad42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42dd;
$custom-light: #ca7fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.419,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59394,
    "c": 0.23152,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42DD

secondary

#B1DD9D

accent

#EC3B72

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42DD

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

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