#AD42E0#AD42E0

#AD42E0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.234 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AD42E0
RGBrgb(173, 66, 224)
HSLhsl(281, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(281, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(22.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LABlab(49.69, 66.95, -61.21)
CIE-LCHlch(49.69, 90.72, 317.56°)
OKLaboklab(59.6% 0.1581 -0.1729)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.234 312.4)
XYZxyz(32.6339, 18.1634, 72.2934)
Luminance0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AD42E0 #75E042
analogous
#5E42E0 #AD42E0 #E042C4
triadic
#AD42E0 #E0AD42 #42E0AD
tetradic
#AD42E0 #E05E42 #75E042 #42C4E0
square
#AD42E0 #E05E42 #75E042 #42C4E0
split-complementary
#AD42E0 #C4E042 #42E05E
monochromatic
#691890 #9020C5 #AD42E0 #C477E9 #DBABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53
#AD42E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63
#AD42E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD42E0
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AD42E0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##AD42E01.004.534.634.63
#FFFFFF4.531.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6321.001.001.00
##0000004.6321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3178DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7648D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ad42e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.234 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7fea',
    500: '#ad42e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ad42e0;
$custom-light: #ca7fea;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ad42e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.633,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59595,
    "c": 0.23429,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AD42E0
secondary
#B3DF9F
accent
#EF3974
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9EFFD
border
#D2CAD5
text
#140B16
muted
#827C84

Preview Lab

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#AD42E0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva