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#AD79CD Color

#AD79CD is rgb(173, 121, 205) in RGB, hsl(277, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD79CD
HEX#AD79CD
RGBrgb(173, 121, 205)
HSLhsl(277, 46%, 64%)
HSVhsv(277, 41%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.132 311.7)
LABlab(58.70% 32.36 -35.85)
LCHlch(58.70% 48.29 312.07)

What #AD79CD 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 #AD79CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.58Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.8Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.56Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.4Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.28Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.74

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

#AD79CD Channel Values

How #AD79CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 46% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 41% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD79CD 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD79CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD79CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD79CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD79CD
Complementary
#99CD79
Analogous
#8379CD
Analogous
#CD79C4
Triadic
#CDAD79
Triadic
#79CDAD
Split comp.
#C4CD79
Split comp.
#79CD83

Tints & Shades of #AD79CD

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

#B88CD4
#C49EDB
#CFB1E2
#D8C0E8
#E4D2EE
#EFE5F5

Shades

#9957C1
#8541AF
#6B348D
#552970
#3B1D4E
#251230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD79CD.

How #AD79CD 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#AD79CD
Protanopia#8484CD
Protanomaly#9680CD
Deuteranopia#8D8DCC
Deuteranomaly#9B85CC
Tritanopia#A38787
Tritanomaly#A782A8
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD79CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad79cd: #AD79CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD79CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad79cd': '#AD79CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.475, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ad79cd">#AD79CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD79CD"

More Purple Colors

#AD79CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD79CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD79CD?

#AD79CD is a light purple — rgb(173, 121, 205) in RGB and hsl(277, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #AD79CD?

#AD79CD is rgb(173, 121, 205) — red 173, green 121, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD79CD?

#AD79CD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD79CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD79CD scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD79CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD79CD 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.39, which is visibly different.

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