#AD51E6#AD51E6

#AD51E6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.222 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD51E6
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 230)
HSL	hsl(277, 75%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.38, 61.78, -60.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.38, 86.32, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.64% 0.1418 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(61.64% 0.222 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(34.4562, 20.4829, 76.9860)
Luminance	0.2048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD51E6 #8AE651

analogous

#6251E6 #AD51E6 #E651D4

triadic

#AD51E6 #E6AD51 #51E6AD

tetradic

#AD51E6 #E66251 #8AE651 #51D4E6

square

#AD51E6 #E66251 #8AE651 #51D4E6

split-complementary

#AD51E6 #D4E651 #51E662

monochromatic

#6F18A5 #931FDA #AD51E6 #C687EE #DFBCF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#AD51E6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#AD51E6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD51E6

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD51E6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD51E6	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0079EB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B7EE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A57095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad51e6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.222 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca88ef',
    500: '#ad51e6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad51e6;
$custom-light: #ca88ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad51e6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.047,
    "s": 74.874,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61639,
    "c": 0.22159,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD51E6

secondary

#C3E5AD

accent

#D70E5B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD51E6

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

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