#AD51DD#AD51DD

#AD51DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.213 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD51DD
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 221)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 63.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.83, 59.86, -56.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.83, 82.03, 316.87°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% 0.1423 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.213 312)
XYZ	xyz(33.2248, 19.9904, 70.5009)
Luminance	0.1999 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD51DD #81DD51

analogous

#6751DD #AD51DD #DD51C7

triadic

#AD51DD #DDAD51 #51DDAD

tetradic

#AD51DD #DD6751 #81DD51 #51C7DD

square

#AD51DD #DD6751 #81DD51 #51C7DD

split-complementary

#AD51DD #C7DD51 #51DD67

monochromatic

#6D1D96 #9227C9 #AD51DD #C584E7 #DDB7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#AD51DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#AD51DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD51DD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD51DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD51DD	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0777E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A86C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad51dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.213 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c987e8',
    500: '#ad51dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad51dd;
$custom-light: #c987e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad51dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.429,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61064,
    "c": 0.21259,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.1999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD51DD

secondary

#BCE0AA

accent

#EA3E79

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD51DD

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

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