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#AD2BCA Color

#AD2BCA is rgb(173, 43, 202) in RGB, hsl(289, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 79%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD2BCA
HEX#AD2BCA
RGBrgb(173, 43, 202)
HSLhsl(289, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(289, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 79%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.239 319.3)
LABlab(45.10% 66.18 -55.60)
LCHlch(45.10% 86.44 319.97)

What #AD2BCA 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 #AD2BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.33Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.93Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.92Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.01Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.4Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.11

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

#AD2BCA Channel Values

How #AD2BCA 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 43 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD2BCA 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD2BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD2BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD2BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD2BCA
Complementary
#48CA2B
Analogous
#5D2BCA
Analogous
#CA2B98
Triadic
#CAAD2B
Triadic
#2BCAAD
Split comp.
#98CA2B
Split comp.
#2BCA5D

Tints & Shades of #AD2BCA

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

#BB42D7
#C65FDD
#D07DE3
#DC9EEA
#E7BCF1
#F1D9F7

Shades

#9725B1
#7E1F93
#681A7A
#531561
#3D0F48
#24092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD2BCA.

How #AD2BCA 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#AD2BCA
Protanopia#5555CA
Protanomaly#8248CA
Deuteranopia#6D6DC8
Deuteranomaly#8B5AC9
Tritanopia#9F5757
Tritanomaly#A54993
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD2BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad2bca: #AD2BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD2BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad2bca': '#AD2BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.169, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ad2bca">#AD2BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD2BCA"

More Purple Colors

#AD2BCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD2BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD2BCA?

#AD2BCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 43, 202) in RGB and hsl(289, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #AD2BCA?

#AD2BCA is rgb(173, 43, 202) — red 173, green 43, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD2BCA?

#AD2BCA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 79%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD2BCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD2BCA scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD2BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD2BCA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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