#AD55DD#AD55DD

#AD55DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.207 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD55DD
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 221)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(279, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.51, 57.99, -54.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.51, 79.91, 316.52°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% 0.1376 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.207 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.5308, 20.6025, 70.6029)
Luminance	0.2060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD55DD #85DD55

analogous

#6955DD #AD55DD #DD55C9

triadic

#AD55DD #DDAD55 #55DDAD

tetradic

#AD55DD #DD6955 #85DD55 #55C9DD

square

#AD55DD #DD6955 #85DD55 #55C9DD

split-complementary

#AD55DD #C9DD55 #55DD69

monochromatic

#6E1F99 #9229CC #AD55DD #C688E7 #DEBBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#AD55DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#AD55DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD55DD

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD55DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD55DD	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B79E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#497FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76F91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad55dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.207 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98ae8',
    500: '#ad55dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad55dd;
$custom-light: #c98ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad55dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6156,
    "c": 0.20709,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD55DD

secondary

#BFE1AD

accent

#EA3E7B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD55DD

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

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