#AD9ED4#AD9ED4
#AD9ED4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.079 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD9ED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 158, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 39%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 25%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, 16.39, -25.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 30.32, 302.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.12% 0.0359 -0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.12% 0.079 297.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3415, 38.0912, 67.4489) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.93
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.83
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.77
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.50
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD9ED4 #C5D49E
analogous
#9EAAD4 #AD9ED4 #C89ED4
triadic
#AD9ED4 #D4AD9E #9ED4AD
tetradic
#AD9ED4 #D49EAA #C5D49E #9ED4C8
square
#AD9ED4 #D49EAA #C5D49E #9ED4C8
split-complementary
#AD9ED4 #D4C89E #AAD49E
monochromatic
#674CAC #8974C1 #AD9ED4 #D1C8E7 #EDEAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AD9ED4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#AD9ED4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD9ED4
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD9ED4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD9ED4 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A6D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A5D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad9ed4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 158, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.079 297.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bae1',
500: '#ad9ed4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad9ed4; $custom-light: #c6bae1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad9ed4",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 158,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.667,
"s": 38.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73118,
"c": 0.07863,
"h": 297.2
},
"luminance": 0.38091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD9ED4
secondary
#E9ECDF
accent
#B2348F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083