#ad8eb9

Color #ad8eb9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ad8eb9

RGB

rgb(173, 142, 185)

HSL

hsl(283.3, 23.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.3, 23.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.12, 19.59, -18.02)

LCH

lch(63.12, 26.62, 317.39)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0709, 316.49)

HWB

hwb(283.3, 55.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ab98e

Analogous

#978eb9

#ad8eb9

#b98eaf

Triadic

#ad8eb9

#b9ad8e

#8eb9ad

Split-complementary

#ad8eb9

#afb98e

#8eb997

Tetradic

#ad8eb9

#b98e9a

#9ab98e

#8eb9ad

Square

#ad8eb9

#b9978e

#9ab98e

#8eafb9

Shades

Color #ad8eb9 mixed toward black.

#956ca4

#785387

#5a3f65

#3c2a43

#1e1522

Tints

Color #ad8eb9 mixed toward white.

#bba1c5

#c8b4d0

#d6c6dc

#e4d9e8

#f1ecf3

Tones

Color #ad8eb9 mixed toward gray.

#ab92b5

#aa95b2

#a899ae

#a79cab

#a5a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0b0 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a4ae · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#aca8a6 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad8eb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad8eb9]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ad8eb9 (#ad8eb9) is rgb(173, 142, 185) in RGB.

No, #ad8eb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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