#AD44DD#AD44DD

#AD44DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.229 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD44DD
RGB	rgb(173, 68, 221)
HSL	hsl(281, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 69.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, 65.54, -59.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 88.43, 317.83°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1564 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.229 313)
XYZ	xyz(32.3495, 18.2399, 70.2092)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD44DD #74DD44

analogous

#6044DD #AD44DD #DD44C1

triadic

#AD44DD #DDAD44 #44DDAD

tetradic

#AD44DD #DD6044 #74DD44 #44C1DD

square

#AD44DD #DD6044 #74DD44 #44C1DD

split-complementary

#AD44DD #C1DD44 #44DD60

monochromatic

#691A8D #8F23C1 #AD44DD #C478E6 #DAACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#AD44DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#AD44DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD44DD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD44DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD44DD	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3779DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8648C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad44dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 68, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.229 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca80e8',
    500: '#ad44dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad44dd;
$custom-light: #ca80e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad44dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.176,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59599,
    "c": 0.22916,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.18239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD44DD

secondary

#B3DE9F

accent

#EC3C73

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD44DD

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

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