#AD5CD2#AD5CD2
#AD5CD2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.185 H 314.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD5CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 92, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 56.2%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.16, 52.22, -47.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.16, 70.73, 317.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.83% 0.1288 -0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.83% 0.185 314) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6917, 21.1926, 63.3287) |
| Luminance | 0.2119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.53
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.06
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.52
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.78
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 7.03
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD5CD2 #81D25C
analogous
#725CD2 #AD5CD2 #D25CBC
triadic
#AD5CD2 #D2AD5C #5CD2AD
tetradic
#AD5CD2 #D2725C #81D25C #5CBCD2
square
#AD5CD2 #D2725C #81D25C #5CBCD2
split-complementary
#AD5CD2 #BCD25C #5CD272
monochromatic
#6D278D #9234BD #AD5CD2 #C58CDF #DDBCEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#AD5CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#AD5CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD5CD2
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD5CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD5CD2 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B7AD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5881CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA708E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad5cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 92, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.185 314.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c88ee0',
500: '#ad5cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad5cd2; $custom-light: #c88ee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad5cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 92,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.186,
"s": 56.731,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61831,
"c": 0.18549,
"h": 314
},
"luminance": 0.21192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD5CD2
secondary
#BCDCAE
accent
#E04878
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83