#AD53DB#AD53DB

#AD53DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.208 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD53DB
RGB	rgb(173, 83, 219)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 62.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.05, 58.51, -54.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.05, 80.02, 316.98°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% 0.1401 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.208 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.1107, 20.1861, 69.1562)
Luminance	0.2019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD53DB #81DB53

analogous

#6953DB #AD53DB #DB53C5

triadic

#AD53DB #DBAD53 #53DBAD

tetradic

#AD53DB #DB6953 #81DB53 #53C5DB

square

#AD53DB #DB6953 #81DB53 #53C5DB

split-complementary

#AD53DB #C5DB53 #53DB69

monochromatic

#6D1F95 #922AC7 #AD53DB #C586E6 #DDB8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#AD53DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#AD53DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD53DB

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD53DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD53DB	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	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)

#1978DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#497ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A86D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad53db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 83, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.208 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c988e7',
    500: '#ad53db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad53db;
$custom-light: #c988e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad53db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.706,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61185,
    "c": 0.20785,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD53DB

secondary

#BCDFAA

accent

#E83F79

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD53DB

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

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