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#AD8AD0 Color

#AD8AD0 is rgb(173, 138, 208) in RGB, hsl(270, 43%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 18%) 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 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD8AD0
HEX#AD8AD0
RGBrgb(173, 138, 208)
HSLhsl(270, 43%, 68%)
HSVhsv(270, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.107 306.7)
LABlab(62.79% 23.82 -31.21)
LCHlch(62.79% 39.26 307.35)

What #AD8AD0 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 #AD8AD0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.22Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.48Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.5Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.88Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.92Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.69

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

#AD8AD0 Channel Values

How #AD8AD0 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 138 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 43% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 34% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD8AD0 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD8AD0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD8AD0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD8AD0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD8AD0
Complementary
#ADD08A
Analogous
#8A8AD0
Analogous
#D08AD0
Triadic
#D0AD8A
Triadic
#8AD0AD
Split comp.
#D0D08A
Split comp.
#8AD08A

Tints & Shades of #AD8AD0

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

#B899D6
#C4ABDE
#CFBAE3
#D9C8E9
#E3D7EF
#F0E9F6

Shades

#9669C3
#7F49B6
#693C96
#4F2D71
#382050
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD8AD0.

How #AD8AD0 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#AD8AD0
Protanopia#9191D0
Protanomaly#9D8ED0
Deuteranopia#9797CF
Deuteranomaly#A092D0
Tritanopia#A49595
Tritanomaly#A891B0
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD8AD0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad8ad0: #AD8AD0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD8AD0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad8ad0': '#AD8AD0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.541, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_ad8ad0">#AD8AD0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD8AD0"

More Purple Colors

#AD8AD0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD8AD0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD8AD0?

#AD8AD0 is a light purple — rgb(173, 138, 208) in RGB and hsl(270, 43%, 68%) 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 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #AD8AD0?

#AD8AD0 is rgb(173, 138, 208) — red 173, green 138, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD8AD0?

#AD8AD0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD8AD0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD8AD0 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD8AD0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD8AD0 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 15.69, which is visibly different.

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