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#AD80C6 Color

#AD80C6 is rgb(173, 128, 198) in RGB, hsl(279, 38%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 35%, 0%, 22%) 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 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD80C6
HEX#AD80C6
RGBrgb(173, 128, 198)
HSLhsl(279, 38%, 64%)
HSVhsv(279, 35%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 35%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.112 313)
LABlab(60.07% 27.49 -29.80)
LCHlch(60.07% 40.54 312.68)

What #AD80C6 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 #AD80C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.74Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.57Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.01Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.2Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.2Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.73

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

#AD80C6 Channel Values

How #AD80C6 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 128 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 38% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 35% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD80C6 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD80C6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD80C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD80C6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD80C6
Complementary
#99C680
Analogous
#8B80C6
Analogous
#C680BC
Triadic
#C6AE80
Triadic
#80C6AE
Split comp.
#BCC680
Split comp.
#80C68B

Tints & Shades of #AD80C6

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

#B992CE
#C4A4D6
#D0B5DE
#D9C3E4
#E4D5EC
#EFE6F4

Shades

#9961B8
#864AA5
#6C3C86
#552F6A
#3C214A
#25152E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD80C6.

How #AD80C6 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#AD80C6
Protanopia#8989C6
Protanomaly#9986C6
Deuteranopia#9191C5
Deuteranomaly#9D8AC5
Tritanopia#A48B8B
Tritanomaly#A887A6
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD80C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad80c6: #AD80C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD80C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad80c6': '#AD80C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.502, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_ad80c6">#AD80C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD80C6"

More Purple Colors

#AD80C6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD80C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD80C6?

#AD80C6 is a light purple — rgb(173, 128, 198) in RGB and hsl(279, 38%, 64%) 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 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #AD80C6?

#AD80C6 is rgb(173, 128, 198) — red 173, green 128, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD80C6?

#AD80C6 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 35%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD80C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD80C6 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD80C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD80C6 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 15.82, which is visibly different.

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