#AD50E4#AD50E4

#AD50E4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.221 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD50E4
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 228)
HSL	hsl(278, 73%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, 61.81, -59.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 85.87, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% 0.1431 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.221 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(34.1031, 20.2237, 75.4908)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD50E4 #87E450

analogous

#6350E4 #AD50E4 #E450D1

triadic

#AD50E4 #E4AD50 #50E4AD

tetradic

#AD50E4 #E46350 #87E450 #50D1E4

square

#AD50E4 #E46350 #87E450 #50D1E4

split-complementary

#AD50E4 #D1E450 #50E463

monochromatic

#6E19A1 #9321D6 #AD50E4 #C685EC #DFBAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#AD50E4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#AD50E4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD50E4

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD50E4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD50E4	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C7EE1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66E93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad50e4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.221 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca87ed',
    500: '#ad50e4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad50e4;
$custom-light: #ca87ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad50e4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.703,
    "s": 73.267,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61391,
    "c": 0.22089,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD50E4

secondary

#C1E4AC

accent

#D51059

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD50E4

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

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