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#AD90CB Color

#AD90CB is rgb(173, 144, 203) in RGB, hsl(269, 36%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD90CB
HEX#AD90CB
RGBrgb(173, 144, 203)
HSLhsl(269, 36%, 68%)
HSVhsv(269, 29%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.09 306.6)
LABlab(64.09% 19.78 -26.44)
LCHlch(64.09% 33.02 306.79)

What #AD90CB 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 #AD90CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.01African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.85Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.23Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.32Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.29

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

#AD90CB Channel Values

How #AD90CB 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 144 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 36% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 29% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD90CB 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD90CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD90CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD90CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD90CB
Complementary
#AECB90
Analogous
#9091CB
Analogous
#CA90CB
Triadic
#CBAC90
Triadic
#90CBAC
Split comp.
#CBCA90
Split comp.
#91CB90

Tints & Shades of #AD90CB

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

#B79ED1
#C4AFD9
#CEBDE0
#D8CBE7
#E3D9ED
#F0EAF5

Shades

#9571BC
#7E52AD
#67438E
#4E336C
#37244C
#21152D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD90CB.

How #AD90CB 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#AD90CB
Protanopia#9595CB
Protanomaly#9F93CB
Deuteranopia#9A9ACA
Deuteranomaly#A296CB
Tritanopia#A59999
Tritanomaly#A896AF
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD90CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad90cb: #AD90CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD90CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad90cb': '#AD90CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.565, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ad90cb">#AD90CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD90CB"

More Purple Colors

#AD90CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD90CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD90CB?

#AD90CB is a light purple — rgb(173, 144, 203) in RGB and hsl(269, 36%, 68%) 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 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #AD90CB?

#AD90CB is rgb(173, 144, 203) — red 173, green 144, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD90CB?

#AD90CB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD90CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD90CB scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD90CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD90CB 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 15.01, which is visibly different.

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