#AD8AAD Color

#AD8AAD is rgb(173, 138, 173) in RGB and hsl(300, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AD8AAD

HEX#AD8AAD

RGBrgb(173, 138, 173)

HSLhsl(300, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(300, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.065 326.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AD8AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AD8AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AD8AAD Complementary#8AAD8A Analogous#9C8AAD Analogous#AD8A9C Triadic#ADAD8A Triadic#8AADAD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AD8AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B899B8 #C4ABC4 #CFBACF #D9C9D9 #E4D8E4 #F0EAF0

Shades

#9D729D #875E87 #6F4D6F #543B54 #3C2A3C #241924

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