#AD51DC#AD51DC

#AD51DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.212 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD51DC
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 220)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 63.2%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.77, 59.65, -55.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.77, 81.55, 317.01°)
OKLab	oklab(61% 0.1424 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(61% 0.212 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.0920, 19.9373, 69.8013)
Luminance	0.1994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD51DC #80DC51

analogous

#6851DC #AD51DC #DC51C6

triadic

#AD51DC #DCAD51 #51DCAD

tetradic

#AD51DC #DC6851 #80DC51 #51C6DC

square

#AD51DC #DC6851 #80DC51 #51C6DC

split-complementary

#AD51DC #C6DC51 #51DC68

monochromatic

#6D1E95 #9228C8 #AD51DC #C584E6 #DDB7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#AD51DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#AD51DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD51DC

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD51DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD51DC	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C77E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#467DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A86C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad51dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.212 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c987e7',
    500: '#ad51dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad51dc;
$custom-light: #c987e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad51dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.712,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61001,
    "c": 0.21159,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD51DC

secondary

#BCE0A9

accent

#E93E78

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD51DC

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

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