#AD4AE8#AD4AE8

#AD4AE8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.232 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4AE8
RGB	rgb(173, 74, 232)
HSL	hsl(278, 77%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, 65.30, -63.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 90.74, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.97% 0.1492 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(60.97% 0.232 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.2450, 19.6087, 78.3091)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4AE8 #85E84A

analogous

#5E4AE8 #AD4AE8 #E84AD4

triadic

#AD4AE8 #E8AD4A #4AE8AD

tetradic

#AD4AE8 #E85E4A #85E84A #4AD4E8

square

#AD4AE8 #E85E4A #85E84A #4AD4E8

split-complementary

#AD4AE8 #D4E84A #4AE85E

monochromatic

#6E15A3 #921CD9 #AD4AE8 #C680EF #DEB7F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#AD4AE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#AD4AE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD4AE8

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4AE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD4AE8	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F7CE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4ae8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 74, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.232 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca84f0',
    500: '#ad4ae8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4ae8;
$custom-light: #ca84f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4ae8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.595,
    "s": 77.451,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60972,
    "c": 0.23237,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4AE8

secondary

#BFE5A8

accent

#F4347C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4AE8

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

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