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#AD86CA Color

#AD86CA is rgb(173, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(274, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD86CA
HEX#AD86CA
RGBrgb(173, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(274, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(274, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.106 310)
LABlab(61.63% 24.94 -29.65)
LCHlch(61.63% 38.75 310.07)

What #AD86CA 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 #AD86CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.34Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.99Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.51Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.12Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.91

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

#AD86CA Channel Values

How #AD86CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD86CA 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD86CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD86CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD86CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD86CA
Complementary
#A4CA86
Analogous
#8B86CA
Analogous
#CA86C6
Triadic
#CAAD86
Triadic
#86CAAD
Split comp.
#C6CA86
Split comp.
#86CA8B

Tints & Shades of #AD86CA

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

#B998D2
#C3A6D8
#CFB8E0
#D8C6E6
#E4D8EE
#EEE6F4

Shades

#9767BC
#814BAA
#693D8A
#53306E
#3B224E
#23142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD86CA.

How #AD86CA 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#AD86CA
Protanopia#8E8ECA
Protanomaly#9B8BCA
Deuteranopia#9494C9
Deuteranomaly#9F8FCA
Tritanopia#A49191
Tritanomaly#A88DAB
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD86CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad86ca: #AD86CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD86CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad86ca': '#AD86CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ad86ca">#AD86CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD86CA"

More Purple Colors

#AD86CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD86CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD86CA?

#AD86CA is a light purple — rgb(173, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(274, 39%, 66%) 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 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #AD86CA?

#AD86CA is rgb(173, 134, 202) — red 173, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD86CA?

#AD86CA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD86CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD86CA scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD86CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD86CA 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 15.21, which is visibly different.

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