What color is #AD87A9?

#AD87A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD87A9?

The RGB value is 173, 135, 169: 173 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD87A9?

The complementary color is #87AD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD87A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD87A9 color

#AD87A9 rgb(173, 135, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD87A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.9% green and 66.3% blue (173, 135, 169).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#AD87A9 color codes

HEX	`#AD87A9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 135, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 20.38, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 23.85, 328.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.058, 29.078, 41.4)`
Decimal	`11372457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD87A9, 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 #AD87A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD87A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #AD87A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad87a9; }
.text { color: #ad87a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad87a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 135 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad87a9, #ad8796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD87A9?: #AD87A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD87A9?: The RGB value is 173, 135, 169: 173 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD87A9?: The complementary color is #87AD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD87A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.