#AD4EDE#AD4EDE

#AD4EDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.218 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4EDE
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 222)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, 61.44, -57.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 84.05, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.77% 0.1457 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(60.77% 0.218 312)
XYZ	xyz(33.1404, 19.6078, 71.1320)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4EDE #7FDE4E

analogous

#654EDE #AD4EDE #DE4EC7

triadic

#AD4EDE #DEAD4E #4EDEAD

tetradic

#AD4EDE #DE654E #7FDE4E #4EC7DE

square

#AD4EDE #DE654E #7FDE4E #4EC7DE

split-complementary

#AD4EDE #C7DE4E #4EDE65

monochromatic

#6C1C96 #9226C9 #AD4EDE #C582E8 #DDB5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#AD4EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#AD4EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD4EDE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD4EDE	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)

#0076E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#417CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.218 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c986e9',
    500: '#ad4ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4ede;
$custom-light: #c986e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.583,
    "s": 68.571,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60769,
    "c": 0.21758,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.19607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4EDE

secondary

#BBE0A8

accent

#EB3C78

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4EDE

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

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