#AD79CD#AD79CD
#AD79CD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.132 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD79CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 121, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.94, 35.65, -35.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.94, 50.49, 314.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.05% 0.088 -0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.05% 0.132 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0885, 26.9674, 61.1026) |
| Luminance | 0.2697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.81
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.00
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.63
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.70
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD79CD #99CD79
analogous
#8379CD #AD79CD #CD79C3
triadic
#AD79CD #CDAD79 #79CDAD
tetradic
#AD79CD #CD8379 #99CD79 #79C3CD
square
#AD79CD #CD8379 #99CD79 #79C3CD
split-complementary
#AD79CD #C3CD79 #79CD83
monochromatic
#713794 #924CBC #AD79CD #C8A6DE #E4D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#AD79CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#AD79CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD79CD
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD79CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD79CD | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#688BD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA8599
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad79cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 121, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.132 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a0dc',
500: '#ad79cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad79cd; $custom-light: #c7a0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad79cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 121,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.143,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66049,
"c": 0.13247,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.26967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD79CD
secondary
#CDE0C2
accent
#B92D62
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827E83