#AD4ADD#AD4ADD

#AD4ADD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.222 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4ADD
RGB	rgb(173, 74, 221)
HSL	hsl(280, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.69, 63.00, -57.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.69, 85.57, 317.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.25% 0.1501 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(60.25% 0.222 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.7312, 19.0032, 70.3364)
Luminance	0.1900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4ADD #7ADD4A

analogous

#634ADD #AD4ADD #DD4AC4

triadic

#AD4ADD #DDAD4A #4ADDAD

tetradic

#AD4ADD #DD634A #7ADD4A #4AC4DD

square

#AD4ADD #DD634A #7ADD4A #4AC4DD

split-complementary

#AD4ADD #C4DD4A #4ADD63

monochromatic

#6B1B91 #9125C5 #AD4ADD #C47EE7 #DCB1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#AD4ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#AD4ADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD4ADD

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD4ADD	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E7BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8688E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 74, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.222 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c983e8',
    500: '#ad4add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4add;
$custom-light: #c983e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60246,
    "c": 0.22177,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4ADD

secondary

#B7DFA4

accent

#EB3D76

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4ADD

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

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