#AD56CD#AD56CD
#AD56CD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.189 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD56CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 86, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 54.15, -47.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 71.73, 319.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.73% 0.1363 -0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.73% 0.189 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5791, 19.9487, 59.9328) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.44
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.98
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.69
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.58
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.61
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD56CD #76CD56
analogous
#7256CD #AD56CD #CD56B1
triadic
#AD56CD #CDAD56 #56CDAD
tetradic
#AD56CD #CD7256 #76CD56 #56B1CD
square
#AD56CD #CD7256 #76CD56 #56B1CD
split-complementary
#AD56CD #B1CD56 #56CD72
monochromatic
#692682 #9034B1 #AD56CD #C485DB #DBB4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#AD56CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#AD56CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD56CD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD56CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD56CD | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3676D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#577ECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB6A89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad56cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 86, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.189 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c88add',
500: '#ad56cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad56cd; $custom-light: #c88add; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad56cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 86,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.866,
"s": 54.338,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60733,
"c": 0.18938,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.19948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD56CD
secondary
#B4D8A7
accent
#DE4A72
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83