#AD79CA#AD79CA
#AD79CA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.129 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD79CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 121, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.81, 35.00, -34.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.81, 48.98, 315.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.91% 0.0874 -0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.91% 0.129 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7298, 26.8239, 59.2137) |
| Luminance | 0.2682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.35
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.53
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.63
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.55
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD79CA #96CA79
analogous
#8479CA #AD79CA #CA79BE
triadic
#AD79CA #CAAD79 #79CAAD
tetradic
#AD79CA #CA8479 #96CA79 #79BECA
square
#AD79CA #CA8479 #96CA79 #79BECA
split-complementary
#AD79CA #BECA79 #79CA84
monochromatic
#713990 #924DB9 #AD79CA #C8A5DB #E3D1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#AD79CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#AD79CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD79CA
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD79CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD79CA | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A8BCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778FC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA8498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad79ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 121, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.129 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a0da',
500: '#ad79ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad79ca; $custom-light: #c7a0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad79ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 121,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.519,
"s": 43.316,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65905,
"c": 0.12889,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.26823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD79CA
secondary
#CBDEC1
accent
#B62F60
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FA
border
#D1CCD3
text
#130F15
muted
#827E83