#AD43C9#AD43C9
#AD43C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.212 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD43C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 67, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.41, 61.99, -50.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.41, 79.72, 321.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.22% 0.1588 -0.1404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.22% 0.212 318.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7819, 17.1169, 56.9822) |
| Luminance | 0.1712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.24
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.30
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.76
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.87
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.02
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD43C9 #5FC943
analogous
#6A43C9 #AD43C9 #C943A2
triadic
#AD43C9 #C9AD43 #43C9AD
tetradic
#AD43C9 #C96A43 #5FC943 #43A2C9
square
#AD43C9 #C96A43 #5FC943 #43A2C9
split-complementary
#AD43C9 #A2C943 #43C96A
monochromatic
#602071 #892EA1 #AD43C9 #C273D7 #D6A2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#AD43C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#AD43C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD43C9
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD43C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD43C9 | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0A6CCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A76C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5B81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad43c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 67, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.212 318.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97fda',
500: '#ad43c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad43c9; $custom-light: #c97fda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad43c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 67,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.463,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58217,
"c": 0.212,
"h": 318.5
},
"luminance": 0.17116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD43C9
secondary
#A3D197
accent
#DF4968
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9EFFB
border
#D2CAD4
text
#140B15
muted
#827C83