#AD48B2#AD48B2

#AD48B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.184 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD48B2
RGB	rgb(173, 72, 178)
HSL	hsl(297, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 59.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 55.51, -37.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 67.00, 325.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1525 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.184 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.5862, 16.7349, 43.8880)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD48B2 #4DB248

analogous

#7848B2 #AD48B2 #B24882

triadic

#AD48B2 #B2AD48 #48B2AD

tetradic

#AD48B2 #B27848 #4DB248 #4882B2

square

#AD48B2 #B27848 #4DB248 #4882B2

split-complementary

#AD48B2 #82B248 #48B278

monochromatic

#58255B #833686 #AD48B2 #C271C6 #D59DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#AD48B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#AD48B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD48B2

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD48B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD48B2	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#396AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C76AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B15676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad48b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 72, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.184 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c881c9',
    500: '#ad48b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad48b2;
$custom-light: #c881c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad48b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.17,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57459,
    "c": 0.18442,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD48B2

secondary

#94C492

accent

#D2565B

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#130B13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD48B2

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

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