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#AD79BE Color

#AD79BE is rgb(173, 121, 190) in RGB, hsl(285, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD79BE
HEX#AD79BE
RGBrgb(173, 121, 190)
HSLhsl(285, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(285, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.115 317.6)
LABlab(58.16% 29.93 -28.21)
LCHlch(58.16% 41.13 316.69)

What #AD79BE 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 #AD79BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.28Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.15Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.56Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.53Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.27

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

#AD79BE Channel Values

How #AD79BE 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 121 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD79BE 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD79BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD79BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD79BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD79BE
Complementary
#8ABE79
Analogous
#8A79BE
Analogous
#BE79AD
Triadic
#BEAD79
Triadic
#79BEAD
Split comp.
#ADBE79
Split comp.
#79BE8A

Tints & Shades of #AD79BE

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

#B78AC7
#C49FD1
#CFB0D9
#D9C1E1
#E4D2E9
#F0E7F3

Shades

#9C5DB1
#874B9B
#6F3D7F
#542E60
#3C2145
#241429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD79BE.

How #AD79BE 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#AD79BE
Protanopia#8484BE
Protanomaly#9680BE
Deuteranopia#8D8DBD
Deuteranomaly#9B85BD
Tritanopia#A58484
Tritanomaly#A8809F
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD79BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad79be: #AD79BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD79BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad79be': '#AD79BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.475, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ad79be">#AD79BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD79BE"

More Purple Colors

#AD79BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD79BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD79BE?

#AD79BE is a light purple — rgb(173, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(285, 35%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #AD79BE?

#AD79BE is rgb(173, 121, 190) — red 173, green 121, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD79BE?

#AD79BE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD79BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD79BE scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD79BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD79BE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.49, which is visibly different.

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