#AD50DC#AD50DC

#AD50DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.213 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD50DC
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 220)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 64%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.60, 60.11, -55.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.60, 82.07, 317.09°)
OKLab	oklab(60.88% 0.1435 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(60.88% 0.213 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.0182, 19.7897, 69.7767)
Luminance	0.1979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD50DC #7FDC50

analogous

#6750DC #AD50DC #DC50C5

triadic

#AD50DC #DCAD50 #50DCAD

tetradic

#AD50DC #DC6750 #7FDC50 #50C5DC

square

#AD50DC #DC6750 #7FDC50 #50C5DC

split-complementary

#AD50DC #C5DC50 #50DC67

monochromatic

#6C1E94 #9228C7 #AD50DC #C583E6 #DDB6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#AD50DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#AD50DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD50DC

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD50DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD50DC	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0576E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A86B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad50dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.213 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c987e7',
    500: '#ad50dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad50dc;
$custom-light: #c987e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad50dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6088,
    "c": 0.21294,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD50DC

secondary

#BBDFA8

accent

#EA3E78

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD50DC

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

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