#AD5CD3#AD5CD3
#AD5CD3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.187 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD5CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 92, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 56%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 56.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, 52.43, -48.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 71.21, 317.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.89% 0.1288 -0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.89% 0.187 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8166, 21.2426, 63.9869) |
| Luminance | 0.2124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.58
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.15
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.39
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.61
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.98
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD5CD3 #82D35C
analogous
#725CD3 #AD5CD3 #D35CBE
triadic
#AD5CD3 #D3AD5C #5CD3AD
tetradic
#AD5CD3 #D3725C #82D35C #5CBED3
square
#AD5CD3 #D3725C #82D35C #5CBED3
split-complementary
#AD5CD3 #BED35C #5CD372
monochromatic
#6D268E #9233BE #AD5CD3 #C58CE0 #DDBCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#AD5CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#AD5CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD5CD3
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD5CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD5CD3 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A7BD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5881D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA708F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad5cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 92, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.187 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c88ee1',
500: '#ad5cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad5cd3; $custom-light: #c88ee1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad5cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 92,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.84,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61889,
"c": 0.18653,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.21242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD5CD3
secondary
#BDDDAE
accent
#E14778
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#130C15
muted
#827D83