#AD98CD#AD98CD
#AD98CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.079 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD98CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 152, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.33, 18.20, -24.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.33, 30.38, 306.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.68% 0.0425 -0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.68% 0.079 302.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4791, 35.7485, 62.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.3575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.05
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.93
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.94
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD98CD #B8CD98
analogous
#989DCD #AD98CD #C898CD
triadic
#AD98CD #CDAD98 #98CDAD
tetradic
#AD98CD #CD989D #B8CD98 #98CDC8
square
#AD98CD #CD989D #B8CD98 #98CDC8
split-complementary
#AD98CD #CDC898 #9DCD98
monochromatic
#6D4D9E #8C6FB9 #AD98CD #CEC1E1 #EFEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#AD98CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#AD98CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD98CD
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD98CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD98CD | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad98cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 152, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.079 302.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b6dc',
500: '#ad98cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad98cd; $custom-light: #c6b6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad98cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 152,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.774,
"s": 34.641,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71675,
"c": 0.07901,
"h": 302.6
},
"luminance": 0.35748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD98CD
secondary
#E2E8D9
accent
#AD387F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083