#AD5AE1#AD5AE1

#AD5AE1 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.204 H 310.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5AE1
RGB	rgb(173, 90, 225)
HSL	hsl(277, 69%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(277, 60%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 60%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.64, 56.44, -55.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.64, 79.11, 315.51°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% 0.1316 -0.1561)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.204 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.4778, 21.6335, 73.5790)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5AE1 #8EE15A

analogous

#6A5AE1 #AD5AE1 #E15AD2

triadic

#AD5AE1 #E1AD5A #5AE1AD

tetradic

#AD5AE1 #E16A5A #8EE15A #5AD2E1

square

#AD5AE1 #E16A5A #8EE15A #5AD2E1

split-complementary

#AD5AE1 #D2E15A #5AE16A

monochromatic

#701EA3 #9327D7 #AD5AE1 #C78EEA #E0C2F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#AD5AE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#AD5AE1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD5AE1

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5AE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD5AE1	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#237CE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B82DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A67495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5ae1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 90, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.204 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98deb',
    500: '#ad5ae1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5ae1;
$custom-light: #c98deb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5ae1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.889,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62452,
    "c": 0.20417,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5AE1

secondary

#C6E4B2

accent

#D1145D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5AE1

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

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