#AD50DD#AD50DD

#AD50DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.214 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD50DD
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 221)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.66, 60.32, -56.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.66, 82.55, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% 0.1435 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.214 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.1510, 19.8429, 70.4763)
Luminance	0.1984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD50DD #80DD50

analogous

#6750DD #AD50DD #DD50C7

triadic

#AD50DD #DDAD50 #50DDAD

tetradic

#AD50DD #DD6750 #80DD50 #50C7DD

square

#AD50DD #DD6750 #80DD50 #50C7DD

split-complementary

#AD50DD #C7DD50 #50DD67

monochromatic

#6D1D96 #9227C9 #AD50DD #C583E7 #DDB6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#AD50DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#AD50DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD50DD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD50DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD50DD	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#447DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A86C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad50dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.214 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c987e8',
    500: '#ad50dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad50dd;
$custom-light: #c987e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad50dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60943,
    "c": 0.21394,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD50DD

secondary

#BCE0A9

accent

#EA3D78

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD50DD

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

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