#AD42EA#AD42EA

#AD42EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.244 H 310.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD42EA
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(278, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.36, 69.01, -65.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.36, 95.34, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(60.28% 0.1568 -0.1863)
OKLCH	oklch(60.28% 0.244 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.0302, 18.7219, 79.6470)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD42EA #7FEA42

analogous

#5942EA #AD42EA #EA42D3

triadic

#AD42EA #EAAD42 #42EAAD

tetradic

#AD42EA #EA5942 #7FEA42 #42D3EA

square

#AD42EA #EA5942 #7FEA42 #42D3EA

split-complementary

#AD42EA #D3EA42 #42EA59

monochromatic

#6C12A0 #9218D7 #AD42EA #C579F0 #DDB0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#AD42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#AD42EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD42EA

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD42EA	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E79E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46893

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.244 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca80f2',
    500: '#ad42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad42ea;
$custom-light: #ca80f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.214,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60279,
    "c": 0.24352,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD42EA

secondary

#BBE5A3

accent

#F63179

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD42EA

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

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