#AD4ACD#AD4ACD

#AD4ACD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.206 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4ACD
RGB	rgb(173, 74, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(285, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 63.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 59.76, -50.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 78.12, 319.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.24% 0.1508 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(59.24% 0.206 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.7002, 18.1908, 59.6398)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4ACD #6ACD4A

analogous

#6C4ACD #AD4ACD #CD4AAB

triadic

#AD4ACD #CDAD4A #4ACDAD

tetradic

#AD4ACD #CD6C4A #6ACD4A #4AABCD

square

#AD4ACD #CD6C4A #6ACD4A #4AABCD

split-complementary

#AD4ACD #ABCD4A #4ACD6C

monochromatic

#65227B #8C2FAB #AD4ACD #C37ADA #D8AAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#AD4ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#AD4ACD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD4ACD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD4ACD	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B70D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D79CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC6285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 74, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.206 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c983dd',
    500: '#ad4acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4acd;
$custom-light: #c983dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.344,
    "s": 56.71,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59243,
    "c": 0.20649,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4ACD

secondary

#ABD59E

accent

#E0486D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4ACD

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

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