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#AD92C9 Color

#AD92C9 is rgb(173, 146, 201) in RGB, hsl(269, 34%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD92C9
HEX#AD92C9
RGBrgb(173, 146, 201)
HSLhsl(269, 34%, 68%)
HSVhsv(269, 27%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.084 306.7)
LABlab(64.52% 18.38 -24.68)
LCHlch(64.52% 30.77 306.68)

What #AD92C9 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 #AD92C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.14African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.21Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.53Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.77Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.11Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.53

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

#AD92C9 Channel Values

How #AD92C9 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 146 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 34% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 27% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD92C9 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD92C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD92C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD92C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD92C9
Complementary
#AEC992
Analogous
#9293C9
Analogous
#C892C9
Triadic
#C9AC92
Triadic
#92C9AC
Split comp.
#C9C892
Split comp.
#93C992

Tints & Shades of #AD92C9

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

#B79FD0
#C4B0D8
#CEBEDF
#D8CCE6
#E3D9EC
#F0EAF5

Shades

#9573BA
#7E54AB
#67458C
#4E346A
#37254B
#21162C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD92C9.

How #AD92C9 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#AD92C9
Protanopia#9797C9
Protanomaly#A095C9
Deuteranopia#9C9CC8
Deuteranomaly#A398C9
Tritanopia#A69A9A
Tritanomaly#A997AF
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD92C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad92c9: #AD92C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD92C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad92c9': '#AD92C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.573, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ad92c9">#AD92C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD92C9"

More Purple Colors

#AD92C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD92C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD92C9?

#AD92C9 is a light purple — rgb(173, 146, 201) in RGB and hsl(269, 34%, 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 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #AD92C9?

#AD92C9 is rgb(173, 146, 201) — red 173, green 146, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD92C9?

#AD92C9 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD92C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD92C9 scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD92C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD92C9 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 15.37, which is visibly different.

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