#AD55EB#AD55EB

#AD55EB is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.221 H 308.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD55EB
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 235)
HSL	hsl(275, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(275, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.36, 61.02, -61.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.36, 86.64, 314.77°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% 0.1371 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.221 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.4744, 21.3799, 80.8391)
Luminance	0.2138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD55EB #93EB55

analogous

#6255EB #AD55EB #EB55DE

triadic

#AD55EB #EBAD55 #55EBAD

tetradic

#AD55EB #EB6255 #93EB55 #55DEEB

square

#AD55EB #EB6255 #93EB55 #55DEEB

split-complementary

#AD55EB #DEEB55 #55EB62

monochromatic

#7015B1 #931EE5 #AD55EB #C78CF1 #E2C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#AD55EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#AD55EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD55EB

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD55EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD55EB	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007CF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A80E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A47499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad55eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.221 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8af2',
    500: '#ad55eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad55eb;
$custom-light: #ca8af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad55eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.2,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62448,
    "c": 0.22139,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD55EB

secondary

#C9E9B3

accent

#DB0A61

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD55EB

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

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