#AD86BF#AD86BF

#AD86BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.093 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD86BF
RGB	rgb(173, 134, 191)
HSL	hsl(281, 31%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(281, 30%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.39, 25.35, -24.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.39, 34.94, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(67.72% 0.0654 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(67.72% 0.093 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.1612, 29.6966, 53.1599)
Luminance	0.2970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD86BF #98BF86

analogous

#9086BF #AD86BF #BF86B4

triadic

#AD86BF #BFAD86 #86BFAD

tetradic

#AD86BF #BF9086 #98BF86 #86B4BF

square

#AD86BF #BF9086 #98BF86 #86B4BF

split-complementary

#AD86BF #B4BF86 #86BF90

monochromatic

#714685 #925EAA #AD86BF #C8AED4 #E3D6E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#AD86BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.94

#AD86BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD86BF

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD86BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD86BF	1.00	3.03	6.94	6.94
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E92C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8695BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC8D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad86bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 134, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.093 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6a9d2',
    500: '#ad86bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad86bf;
$custom-light: #c6a9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad86bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.053,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67715,
    "c": 0.09267,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD86BF

secondary

#CDDAC6

accent

#AA3C5F

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#131014

muted

#827F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD86BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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