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#AD47BD Color

#AD47BD is rgb(173, 71, 189) in RGB, hsl(292, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 62%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD47BD
HEX#AD47BD
RGBrgb(173, 71, 189)
HSLhsl(292, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(292, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 62%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.196 322)
LABlab(48.13% 54.38 -43.24)
LCHlch(48.13% 69.48 321.51)

What #AD47BD 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 #AD47BD, 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 pink in the library.

#AD47BD Channel Values

How #AD47BD 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 71 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD47BD 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD47BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD47BD; 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 #AD47BD

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 #AD47BD.

How #AD47BD 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#AD47BD
Protanopia#6363BD
Protanomaly#8759BD
Deuteranopia#7676BB
Deuteranomaly#8F66BC
Tritanopia#A26161
Tritanomaly#A6588F
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD47BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad47bd: #AD47BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD47BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad47bd': '#AD47BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.278, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ad47bd">#AD47BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD47BD"

More Pink Colors

#AD47BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD47BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD47BD?

#AD47BD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 71, 189) in RGB and hsl(292, 47%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #AD47BD?

#AD47BD is rgb(173, 71, 189) — red 173, green 71, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD47BD?

#AD47BD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 62%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD47BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD47BD scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD47BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD47BD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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