#AD49CE#AD49CE

#AD49CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.209 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD49CE
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 206)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(285, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 64.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 60.40, -51.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 79.08, 319.79°)
OKLab	oklab(59.19% 0.152 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(59.19% 0.209 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.7550, 18.1067, 60.2555)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD49CE #6ACE49

analogous

#6B49CE #AD49CE #CE49AC

triadic

#AD49CE #CEAD49 #49CEAD

tetradic

#AD49CE #CE6B49 #6ACE49 #49ACCE

square

#AD49CE #CE6B49 #6ACE49 #49ACCE

split-complementary

#AD49CE #ACCE49 #49CE6B

monochromatic

#65217B #8C2EAC #AD49CE #C379DB #D8A9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#AD49CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#AD49CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD49CE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD49CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD49CE	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1570D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B79CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB6185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad49ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.209 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c982dd',
    500: '#ad49ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad49ce;
$custom-light: #c982dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad49ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.113,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59189,
    "c": 0.20877,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD49CE

secondary

#ABD59D

accent

#E1476D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD49CE

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

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