What color is #AD67BA?

#AD67BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD67BA?

The RGB value is 173, 103, 186: 173 red, 103 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD67BA?

The complementary color is #74BA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD67BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD67BA color

#AD67BA rgb(173, 103, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD67BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 40.4% green and 72.9% blue (173, 103, 186).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#AD67BA color codes

HEX	`#AD67BA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 103, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 40.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 45%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 41.53, -32.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 52.66, 322.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.946, 22.131, 49.086)`
Decimal	`11364282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD67BA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AD67BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD67BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AD67BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad67ba; }
.text { color: #ad67ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad67ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 103 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad67ba, #ba679d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #AD67BA?: #AD67BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD67BA?: The RGB value is 173, 103, 186: 173 red, 103 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD67BA?: The complementary color is #74BA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD67BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.