#ad97b2

Color #ad97b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ad97b2

RGB

rgb(173, 151, 178)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.15, 13.11, -11.03)

LCH

lch(65.15, 17.13, 319.92)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.046, 319.94)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb297

Analogous

#9f97b2

#ad97b2

#b297a9

Triadic

#ad97b2

#b2ad97

#97b2ad

Split-complementary

#ad97b2

#a9b297

#97b29f

Tetradic

#ad97b2

#b2979c

#9cb297

#97b2ad

Square

#ad97b2

#b29f97

#9cb297

#97a9b2

Shades

Color #ad97b2 mixed toward black.

#94779b

#785d7e

#5a465e

#3c2f3f

#1e171f

Tints

Color #ad97b2 mixed toward white.

#bba8bf

#c8bacc

#d6cbd8

#e4dce5

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #ad97b2 mixed toward gray.

#ac99b0

#aa9bad

#a99eab

#a7a0a9

#a6a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ac · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a5a7aa · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#aca7a6 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad97b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad97b2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ad97b2 (#ad97b2) is rgb(173, 151, 178) in RGB.

No, #ad97b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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