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#AD10D1 Color

#AD10D1 is rgb(173, 16, 209) in RGB, hsl(289, 86%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 92%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD10D1
HEX#AD10D1
RGBrgb(173, 16, 209)
HSLhsl(289, 86%, 44%)
HSVhsv(289, 92%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 92%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.261 318.1)
LABlab(43.56% 72.58 -62.12)
LCHlch(43.56% 95.53 319.44)

What #AD10D1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD10D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AD10D1 Channel Values

How #AD10D1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 16 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 86% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 92% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD10D1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD10D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD10D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD10D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD10D1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD10D1.

How #AD10D1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD10D1
Protanopia#4E4ED1
Protanomaly#7F3ED1
Deuteranopia#6969CF
Deuteranomaly#8953D0
Tritanopia#9D5252
Tritanomaly#A44196
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD10D1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad10d1: #AD10D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD10D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad10d1': '#AD10D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.063, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_ad10d1">#AD10D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD10D1"

More Purple Colors

#AD10D1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD10D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD10D1?

#AD10D1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 16, 209) in RGB and hsl(289, 86%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #AD10D1?

#AD10D1 is rgb(173, 16, 209) — red 173, green 16, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD10D1?

#AD10D1 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 92%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD10D1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD10D1 scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD10D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD10D1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.52, which is visibly different.

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