#AD9CED Color

#AD9CED is rgb(173, 156, 237) in RGB, hsl(253, 69%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 10.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD9CED

HEX#AD9CED

RGBrgb(173, 156, 237)

HSLhsl(253, 69%, 77%)

HSVhsv(253, 34%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.116 293)

LABlab(68.22% 19.42 -38.83)

LCHlch(68.22% 43.42 296.57)

What #AD9CED 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 #AD9CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.74 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 14.3 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 14.98 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 15.1 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 15.59 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 15.77

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#AD9CED Channel Values

How #AD9CED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 156 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 253° · S 69% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 253° · S 34% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.4:1 vs white · 8.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD9CED 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD9CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD9CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AD9CED

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

Shades

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How #AD9CED 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#AD9CED

Protanopia#9F9FED

Protanomaly#A59EED

Deuteranopia#A2A2ED

Deuteranomaly#A6A0ED

Tritanopia#A0A9A9

Tritanomaly#A5A4C8

Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #AD9CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad9ced: #AD9CED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD9CED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad9ced': '#AD9CED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.612, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_ad9ced">#AD9CED</color>

SVG fillfill="#AD9CED"

More Blue Colors

#AD9CED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#AD9CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD9CED?

#AD9CED is a light blue — rgb(173, 156, 237) in RGB and hsl(253, 69%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.74.

What is the RGB value of #AD9CED?

#AD9CED is rgb(173, 156, 237) — red 173, green 156, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD9CED?

#AD9CED converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD9CED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD9CED scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD9CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD9CED 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 21.03, which is visibly different.

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