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#AD99CC Color

#AD99CC is rgb(173, 153, 204) in RGB, hsl(264, 33%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 25%, 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 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD99CC
HEX#AD99CC
RGBrgb(173, 153, 204)
HSLhsl(264, 33%, 70%)
HSVhsv(264, 25%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.076 302.5)
LABlab(66.36% 15.16 -23.54)
LCHlch(66.36% 28.00 302.79)

What #AD99CC 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 #AD99CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.41Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.91Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.84Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.88Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.23Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.26

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

#AD99CC Channel Values

How #AD99CC 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 153 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 33% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 25% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD99CC 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD99CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD99CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD99CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD99CC
Complementary
#B8CC99
Analogous
#999ECC
Analogous
#C799CC
Triadic
#CCAD99
Triadic
#99CCAD
Split comp.
#CCC799
Split comp.
#9ECC99

Tints & Shades of #AD99CC

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

#B8A7D3
#C3B4D9
#CEC2E0
#D9D0E7
#E4DDEE
#EFEBF5

Shades

#957BBC
#7A59AB
#64488E
#4C376D
#37274E
#1F162C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD99CC.

How #AD99CC 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#AD99CC
Protanopia#9D9DCC
Protanomaly#A39BCC
Deuteranopia#A0A0CC
Deuteranomaly#A59DCC
Tritanopia#A6A1A1
Tritanomaly#A99EB4
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD99CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad99cc: #AD99CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD99CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad99cc': '#AD99CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.600, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_ad99cc">#AD99CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD99CC"

More Purple Colors

#AD99CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD99CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD99CC?

#AD99CC is a light purple — rgb(173, 153, 204) in RGB and hsl(264, 33%, 70%) 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 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #AD99CC?

#AD99CC is rgb(173, 153, 204) — red 173, green 153, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD99CC?

#AD99CC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD99CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD99CC scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD99CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD99CC 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 17.07, which is visibly different.

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