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#AD8FDC Color

#AD8FDC is rgb(173, 143, 220) in RGB, hsl(263, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD8FDC
HEX#AD8FDC
RGBrgb(173, 143, 220)
HSLhsl(263, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(263, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.114 301.5)
LABlab(64.43% 23.23 -35.36)
LCHlch(64.43% 42.31 303.31)

What #AD8FDC 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 #AD8FDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.92Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.66Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.68Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.22Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.56African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.65

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

#AD8FDC Channel Values

How #AD8FDC 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 143 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 52% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD8FDC 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD8FDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD8FDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD8FDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD8FDC
Complementary
#BEDC8F
Analogous
#8F98DC
Analogous
#D38FDC
Triadic
#DCAC8F
Triadic
#8FDCAC
Split comp.
#DCD38F
Split comp.
#98DC8F

Tints & Shades of #AD8FDC

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

#B89EE0
#C3AEE5
#CEBDEA
#D7C9EE
#E2D8F3
#EEE8F8

Shades

#8F68CF
#7645C4
#5E33A3
#4A2880
#341C59
#1F1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD8FDC.

How #AD8FDC 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#AD8FDC
Protanopia#9595DC
Protanomaly#9F92DC
Deuteranopia#9A9ADB
Deuteranomaly#A296DC
Tritanopia#A29C9C
Tritanomaly#A797B9
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD8FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad8fdc: #AD8FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD8FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad8fdc': '#AD8FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.561, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ad8fdc">#AD8FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD8FDC"

More Purple Colors

#AD8FDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD8FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD8FDC?

#AD8FDC is a light purple — rgb(173, 143, 220) in RGB and hsl(263, 52%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #AD8FDC?

#AD8FDC is rgb(173, 143, 220) — red 173, green 143, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD8FDC?

#AD8FDC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD8FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD8FDC scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD8FDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD8FDC 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 17.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.