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#AD1AA3 Color

#AD1AA3 is rgb(173, 26, 163) in RGB, hsl(304, 74%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 6%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD1AA3
HEX#AD1AA3
RGBrgb(173, 26, 163)
HSLhsl(304, 74%, 39%)
HSVhsv(304, 85%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 6%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.223 331.5)
LABlab(41.62% 65.52 -38.19)
LCHlch(41.62% 75.84 329.76)

What #AD1AA3 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 #AD1AA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.84Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.9Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.74Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 12.52Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.92Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 15.28

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

#AD1AA3 Channel Values

How #AD1AA3 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 26 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 74% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 85% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 6% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.08:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD1AA3 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 text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD1AA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD1AA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD1AA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD1AA3
Complementary
#1AAD24
Analogous
#6D1AAD
Analogous
#AD1A5A
Triadic
#A3AD1A
Triadic
#1AA3AD
Split comp.
#5AAD1A
Split comp.
#1AAD6D

Tints & Shades of #AD1AA3

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

#D11FC5
#E23CD7
#E75FDE
#ED87E6
#F2ABEE
#F8D3F6

Shades

#97178E
#811379
#6A1064
#540D50
#3E093B
#280626

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD1AA3.

How #AD1AA3 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#AD1AA3
Protanopia#5050A3
Protanomaly#8040A3
Deuteranopia#6A6AA1
Deuteranomaly#8A55A2
Tritanopia#A44242
Tritanomaly#A83676
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD1AA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad1aa3: #AD1AA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD1AA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad1aa3': '#AD1AA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.102, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_ad1aa3">#AD1AA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD1AA3"

More Pink Colors

#AD1AA3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AD1AA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD1AA3?

#AD1AA3 is a dark pink — rgb(173, 26, 163) in RGB and hsl(304, 74%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #AD1AA3?

#AD1AA3 is rgb(173, 26, 163) — red 173, green 26, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD1AA3?

#AD1AA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 6%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD1AA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD1AA3 scores 6.08:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD1AA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD1AA3 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.9, which is visibly different.

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