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#AD82CE Color

#AD82CE is rgb(173, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(274, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD82CE
HEX#AD82CE
RGBrgb(173, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(274, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(274, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.118 309.5)
LABlab(60.82% 27.74 -33.14)
LCHlch(60.82% 43.22 309.94)

What #AD82CE 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 #AD82CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.75African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.95Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.96Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.22Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.27Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.09

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

#AD82CE Channel Values

How #AD82CE 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 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD82CE 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD82CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD82CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD82CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD82CE
Complementary
#A3CE82
Analogous
#8782CE
Analogous
#CE82C9
Triadic
#CEAD82
Triadic
#82CEAD
Split comp.
#C9CE82
Split comp.
#82CE87

Tints & Shades of #AD82CE

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

#B995D6
#C3A3DB
#CFB6E2
#D9C4E8
#E5D7EF
#EEE5F5

Shades

#9861C2
#8245B0
#69388F
#542C72
#3B1F51
#231330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD82CE.

How #AD82CE 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#AD82CE
Protanopia#8B8BCE
Protanomaly#9A87CE
Deuteranopia#9292CD
Deuteranomaly#9E8CCE
Tritanopia#A38F8F
Tritanomaly#A78AAC
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD82CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad82ce: #AD82CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD82CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad82ce': '#AD82CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ad82ce">#AD82CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD82CE"

More Purple Colors

#AD82CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD82CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD82CE?

#AD82CE is a light purple — rgb(173, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(274, 44%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.75.

What is the RGB value of #AD82CE?

#AD82CE is rgb(173, 130, 206) — red 173, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD82CE?

#AD82CE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD82CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD82CE scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD82CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD82CE 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 17.13, which is visibly different.

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