#AD50E1#AD50E1

#AD50E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.218 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD50E1
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 225)
HSL	hsl(278, 71%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(278, 64%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.90, 61.17, -58.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.90, 84.45, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% 0.1433 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.218 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.6903, 20.0586, 73.3165)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD50E1 #84E150

analogous

#6550E1 #AD50E1 #E150CC

triadic

#AD50E1 #E1AD50 #50E1AD

tetradic

#AD50E1 #E16550 #84E150 #50CCE1

square

#AD50E1 #E16550 #84E150 #50CCE1

split-complementary

#AD50E1 #CCE150 #50E165

monochromatic

#6E1B9C #9224D0 #AD50E1 #C584EA #DEB8F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#AD50E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#AD50E1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD50E1

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD50E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD50E1	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#407DDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76D92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad50e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.218 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c987eb',
    500: '#ad50e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad50e1;
$custom-light: #c987eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad50e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.483,
    "s": 70.732,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61197,
    "c": 0.21791,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD50E1

secondary

#BEE2AA

accent

#ED3A7B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD50E1

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

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