What color is #AD79C6?

#AD79C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD79C6?

The RGB value is 173, 121, 198: 173 red, 121 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD79C6?

The complementary color is #92C679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD79C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD79C6 color

#AD79C6 rgb(173, 121, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD79C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 47.5% green and 77.6% blue (173, 121, 198).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#AD79C6 color codes

HEX	`#AD79C6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 121, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 47.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, 34.14, -32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 46.98, 316.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.262, 26.637, 56.752)`
Decimal	`11368902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD79C6, 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 #AD79C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD79C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #AD79C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad79c6; }
.text { color: #ad79c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad79c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 121 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad79c6, #c679b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD79C6?: #AD79C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD79C6?: The RGB value is 173, 121, 198: 173 red, 121 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD79C6?: The complementary color is #92C679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD79C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.