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#AD99DB Color

#AD99DB is rgb(173, 153, 219) in RGB, hsl(258, 48%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD99DB
HEX#AD99DB
RGBrgb(173, 153, 219)
HSLhsl(258, 48%, 73%)
HSVhsv(258, 30%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.096 297.9)
LABlab(66.85% 17.74 -31.08)
LCHlch(66.85% 35.79 299.71)

What #AD99DB 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 #AD99DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 2.99Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.77Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.92Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.97Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.43

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

#AD99DB Channel Values

How #AD99DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 48% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 30% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD99DB 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD99DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD99DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD99DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD99DB
Complementary
#C7DB99
Analogous
#99A6DB
Analogous
#CE99DB
Triadic
#DBAD99
Triadic
#99DBAD
Split comp.
#DBCE99
Split comp.
#A6DB99

Tints & Shades of #AD99DB

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

#B9A8E1
#C2B4E4
#CEC3EA
#D7CEEE
#E4DDF3
#EDE8F7

Shades

#8F73CE
#704EC1
#5939A2
#462D80
#31205B
#1D1335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD99DB.

How #AD99DB 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#AD99DB
Protanopia#9D9DDB
Protanomaly#A39BDB
Deuteranopia#A0A0DB
Deuteranomaly#A59DDB
Tritanopia#A3A3A3
Tritanomaly#A79FBC
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD99DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad99db: #AD99DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD99DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad99db': '#AD99DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.600, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ad99db">#AD99DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD99DB"

More Purple Colors

#AD99DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD99DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD99DB?

#AD99DB is a light purple — rgb(173, 153, 219) in RGB and hsl(258, 48%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #AD99DB?

#AD99DB is rgb(173, 153, 219) — red 173, green 153, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD99DB?

#AD99DB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD99DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD99DB scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD99DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD99DB 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 17.17, 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.