#AD48CD#AD48CD

#AD48CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.209 H 317.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD48CD
RGB	rgb(173, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 60.64, -50.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 79.12, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(59.01% 0.1531 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(59.01% 0.209 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.5688, 17.9280, 59.5960)
Luminance	0.1793 (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

#AD48CD #68CD48

analogous

#6B48CD #AD48CD #CD48AB

triadic

#AD48CD #CDAD48 #48CDAD

tetradic

#AD48CD #CD6B48 #68CD48 #48ABCD

square

#AD48CD #CD6B48 #68CD48 #48ABCD

split-complementary

#AD48CD #ABCD48 #48CD6B

monochromatic

#642179 #8C2EA9 #AD48CD #C378DA #D8A8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#AD48CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#AD48CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD48CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD48CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD48CD	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#146FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B79CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC6084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad48cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.209 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c982dd',
    500: '#ad48cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad48cd;
$custom-light: #c982dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad48cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.564,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59014,
    "c": 0.20917,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD48CD

secondary

#AAD59C

accent

#E0476C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD48CD

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

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