What color is #AD87AA?

#AD87AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD87AA?

The RGB value is 173, 135, 170: 173 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD87AA?

The complementary color is #87AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD87AA?

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.

#AD87AA color

#AD87AA rgb(173, 135, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD87AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.9% green and 66.7% blue (173, 135, 170).

Its hue angle is 305°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AD87AA color codes

HEX	`#AD87AA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 135, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, 20.57, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 24.28, 327.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.153, 29.115, 41.896)`
Decimal	`11372458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD87AA, 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 #AD87AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD87AA 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 #AD87AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad87aa; }
.text { color: #ad87aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad87aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 135 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad87aa, #ad8797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD87AA?: #AD87AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD87AA?: The RGB value is 173, 135, 170: 173 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD87AA?: The complementary color is #87AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD87AA?: 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.