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#AD87CF Color

#AD87CF is rgb(173, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(272, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD87CF
HEX#AD87CF
RGBrgb(173, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(272, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(272, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.111 307.9)
LABlab(62.04% 25.25 -31.81)
LCHlch(62.04% 40.61 308.43)

What #AD87CF 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 #AD87CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.48Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.6Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.8Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.42Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.59Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.78

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

#AD87CF Channel Values

How #AD87CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD87CF 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 text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD87CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD87CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD87CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD87CF
Complementary
#A8CF87
Analogous
#8987CF
Analogous
#CF87CD
Triadic
#CFAD87
Triadic
#87CFAD
Split comp.
#CDCF87
Split comp.
#87CF89

Tints & Shades of #AD87CF

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

#B795D5
#C4A7DC
#CDB6E2
#DAC8E9
#E4D7EF
#F0E9F6

Shades

#9766C2
#8147B3
#693A92
#512D71
#3A2050
#22132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD87CF.

How #AD87CF 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#AD87CF
Protanopia#8E8ECF
Protanomaly#9C8CCF
Deuteranopia#9595CE
Deuteranomaly#9F90CF
Tritanopia#A49393
Tritanomaly#A78EAE
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD87CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad87cf: #AD87CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD87CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad87cf': '#AD87CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ad87cf">#AD87CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD87CF"

More Purple Colors

#AD87CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD87CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD87CF?

#AD87CF is a light purple — rgb(173, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(272, 43%, 67%) 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 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #AD87CF?

#AD87CF is rgb(173, 135, 207) — red 173, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD87CF?

#AD87CF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD87CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD87CF scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD87CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD87CF 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 16.03, which is visibly different.

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