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#AD31DD Color

#AD31DD is rgb(173, 49, 221) in RGB, hsl(283, 72%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD31DD
HEX#AD31DD
RGBrgb(173, 49, 221)
HSLhsl(283, 72%, 53%)
HSVhsv(283, 78%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.249 314.1)
LABlab(46.82% 67.08 -63.72)
LCHlch(46.82% 92.52 316.47)

What #AD31DD 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 #AD31DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.09Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.75Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 10.88Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.5French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.08Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.06

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

#AD31DD Channel Values

How #AD31DD 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 49 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 72% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 78% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD31DD 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD31DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD31DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD31DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD31DD
Complementary
#62DD31
Analogous
#5631DD
Analogous
#DD31B8
Triadic
#DDAD31
Triadic
#31DDAD
Split comp.
#B8DD31
Split comp.
#31DD56

Tints & Shades of #AD31DD

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

#B74BE2
#C36AE7
#CE84EB
#DAA3F0
#E5BDF4
#F1DCF9

Shades

#9A21CA
#821CAB
#6B178C
#54126E
#3C0D4F
#250830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD31DD.

How #AD31DD 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#AD31DD
Protanopia#5858DD
Protanomaly#834BDD
Deuteranopia#6F6FDC
Deuteranomaly#8C5CDC
Tritanopia#9B6060
Tritanomaly#A351A2
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD31DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad31dd: #AD31DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD31DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad31dd': '#AD31DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.192, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ad31dd">#AD31DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD31DD"

More Purple Colors

#AD31DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD31DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD31DD?

#AD31DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 49, 221) in RGB and hsl(283, 72%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #AD31DD?

#AD31DD is rgb(173, 49, 221) — red 173, green 49, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD31DD?

#AD31DD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD31DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD31DD scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD31DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD31DD 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 8.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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