#AD4DCD#AD4DCD

#AD4DCD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.202 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4DCD
RGB	rgb(173, 77, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(285, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.22, 58.41, -49.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.22, 76.58, 319.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1473 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.202 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.9053, 18.6009, 59.7081)
Luminance	0.1860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4DCD #6DCD4D

analogous

#6D4DCD #AD4DCD #CD4DAD

triadic

#AD4DCD #CDAD4D #4DCDAD

tetradic

#AD4DCD #CD6D4D #6DCD4D #4DADCD

square

#AD4DCD #CD6D4D #6DCD4D #4DADCD

split-complementary

#AD4DCD #ADCD4D #4DCD6D

monochromatic

#66237D #8D30AC #AD4DCD #C37DDA #D9ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#AD4DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#AD4DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD4DCD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD4DCD	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2372D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB6486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 77, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.202 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c985dd',
    500: '#ad4dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4dcd;
$custom-light: #c985dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59598,
    "c": 0.20237,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4DCD

secondary

#AED6A0

accent

#DF486E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4DCD

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

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