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#AD85DB Color

#AD85DB is rgb(173, 133, 219) in RGB, hsl(268, 54%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD85DB
HEX#AD85DB
RGBrgb(173, 133, 219)
HSLhsl(268, 54%, 69%)
HSVhsv(268, 39%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.129 304.6)
LABlab(62.00% 28.39 -38.56)
LCHlch(62.00% 47.88 306.36)

What #AD85DB 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 #AD85DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.65Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.06Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.89Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.76Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.61Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.07

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

#AD85DB Channel Values

How #AD85DB 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 133 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 54% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 39% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD85DB 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD85DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD85DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD85DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD85DB
Complementary
#B3DB85
Analogous
#8588DB
Analogous
#D885DB
Triadic
#DBAD85
Triadic
#85DBAD
Split comp.
#DBD885
Split comp.
#88DB85

Tints & Shades of #AD85DB

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

#B895DF
#C2A5E4
#CDB4E9
#DAC8EF
#E5D8F3
#EFE7F8

Shades

#9562D0
#7B3BC4
#6530A1
#4F267E
#391B5A
#200F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD85DB.

How #AD85DB 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#AD85DB
Protanopia#8D8DDB
Protanomaly#9B8ADB
Deuteranopia#9494DA
Deuteranomaly#9E8EDB
Tritanopia#A19494
Tritanomaly#A68EB5
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD85DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad85db: #AD85DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD85DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad85db': '#AD85DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.522, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ad85db">#AD85DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD85DB"

More Purple Colors

#AD85DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD85DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD85DB?

#AD85DB is a light purple — rgb(173, 133, 219) in RGB and hsl(268, 54%, 69%) 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #AD85DB?

#AD85DB is rgb(173, 133, 219) — red 173, green 133, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD85DB?

#AD85DB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD85DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD85DB scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD85DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD85DB 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 14.62, which is visibly different.

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