#AD85CD#AD85CD
#AD85CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.112 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD85CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 133, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 42%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 35%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.71, 28.92, -31.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.71, 42.72, 312.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.14% 0.0705 -0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.14% 0.112 309.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6385, 30.0675, 61.6192) |
| Luminance | 0.3007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.98
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.78
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD85CD #A5CD85
analogous
#8985CD #AD85CD #CD85C9
triadic
#AD85CD #CDAD85 #85CDAD
tetradic
#AD85CD #CD8985 #A5CD85 #85C9CD
square
#AD85CD #CD8985 #A5CD85 #85C9CD
split-complementary
#AD85CD #C9CD85 #85CD89
monochromatic
#713F99 #905ABB #AD85CD #CAB0DF #E7DCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#AD85CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#AD85CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD85CD
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD85CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD85CD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7793D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8096CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A98FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad85cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 133, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.112 309.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a9dc',
500: '#ad85cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad85cd; $custom-light: #c6a9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad85cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 133,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.333,
"s": 41.86,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68143,
"c": 0.11173,
"h": 309.1
},
"luminance": 0.30067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD85CD
secondary
#D6E3CB
accent
#B5316B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83