#ad6bcc

Color #ad6bcc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ad6bcc

RGB

rgb(173, 107, 204)

HSL

hsl(280.8, 48.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.8, 47.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(55.85, 43.11, -40.04)

LCH

lch(55.85, 58.84, 317.11)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.155, 314.11)

HWB

hwb(280.8, 42%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8acc6b

Analogous

#7d6bcc

#ad6bcc

#cc6bbb

Triadic

#ad6bcc

#ccad6b

#6bccad

Split-complementary

#ad6bcc

#bbcc6b

#6bcc7d

Tetradic

#ad6bcc

#cc6b8a

#8acc6b

#6bccad

Square

#ad6bcc

#cc7d6b

#8acc6b

#6bbbcc

Shades

Color #ad6bcc mixed toward black.

#9845bf

#7a359a

#5b2874

#3d1b4d

#1e0d27

Tints

Color #ad6bcc mixed toward white.

#bb84d4

#c89cdd

#d6b5e5

#e4ceee

#f1e6f6

Tones

Color #ad6bcc mixed toward gray.

#aa73c4

#a77bbc

#a483b4

#a18bac

#9e93a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594ba · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#999db6 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#aaaba7 · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 25.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad6bcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad6bcc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ad6bcc (#ad6bcc) is rgb(173, 107, 204) in RGB.

No, #ad6bcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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