#AD48D4#AD48D4

#AD48D4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.216 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD48D4
RGB	rgb(173, 72, 212)
HSL	hsl(283, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 66%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.83, 62.03, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.83, 82.36, 318.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.45% 0.1529 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(59.45% 0.216 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.4327, 18.2735, 64.1460)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD48D4 #6FD448

analogous

#6748D4 #AD48D4 #D448B5

triadic

#AD48D4 #D4AD48 #48D4AD

tetradic

#AD48D4 #D46748 #6FD448 #48B5D4

square

#AD48D4 #D46748 #6FD448 #48B5D4

split-complementary

#AD48D4 #B5D448 #48D467

monochromatic

#671F83 #8E2AB4 #AD48D4 #C37AE0 #D9ABEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#AD48D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#AD48D4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD48D4

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD48D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD48D4	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	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)

#0071D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4579D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA6388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad48d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 72, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.216 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c982e2',
    500: '#ad48d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad48d4;
$custom-light: #c982e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad48d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.286,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59448,
    "c": 0.21576,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD48D4

secondary

#AFD99F

accent

#E54370

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD48D4

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

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