What color is #AD86B5?

#AD86B5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD86B5?

The RGB value is 173, 134, 181: 173 red, 134 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD86B5?

The complementary color is #8EB586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD86B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD86B5 color

#AD86B5 rgb(173, 134, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD86B5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.5% green and 71% blue (173, 134, 181).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#AD86B5 color codes

HEX	`#AD86B5`
RGB	`rgb(173, 134, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 23.29, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 30.03, 320.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.098, 29.271, 47.561)`
Decimal	`11372213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD86B5, 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 #AD86B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD86B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #AD86B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad86b5; }
.text { color: #ad86b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad86b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 134 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad86b5, #b586a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD86B5?: #AD86B5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD86B5?: The RGB value is 173, 134, 181: 173 red, 134 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD86B5?: The complementary color is #8EB586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD86B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.