#AD56DB#AD56DB

#AD56DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.204 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD56DB
RGB	rgb(173, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.57, 57.08, -53.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.57, 78.41, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% 0.1365 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.204 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.3453, 20.6551, 69.2344)
Luminance	0.2065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD56DB #84DB56

analogous

#6B56DB #AD56DB #DB56C7

triadic

#AD56DB #DBAD56 #56DBAD

tetradic

#AD56DB #DB6B56 #84DB56 #56C7DB

square

#AD56DB #DB6B56 #84DB56 #56C7DB

split-complementary

#AD56DB #C7DB56 #56DB6B

monochromatic

#6E2097 #922BC9 #AD56DB #C588E6 #DEBBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#AD56DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#AD56DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD56DB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD56DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD56DB	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2379DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C7FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A86F91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad56db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.204 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98ae7',
    500: '#ad56db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad56db;
$custom-light: #c98ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad56db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.248,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61564,
    "c": 0.20364,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD56DB

secondary

#BEE0AD

accent

#E8407A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD56DB

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

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