What color is #AD8FAA?

#AD8FAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8FAA?

The RGB value is 173, 143, 170: 173 red, 143 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8FAA?

The complementary color is #8FAD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8FAA color

#AD8FAA rgb(173, 143, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD8FAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.1% green and 66.7% blue (173, 143, 170).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% 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 7.29:1).

#AD8FAA color codes

HEX	`#AD8FAA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 143, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 16.05, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 18.88, 328.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.311, 31.432, 42.282)`
Decimal	`11374506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8FAA, 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 #AD8FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AD8FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8faa; }
.text { color: #ad8faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 143 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8faa, #ad8f9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD8FAA?: #AD8FAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8FAA?: The RGB value is 173, 143, 170: 173 red, 143 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8FAA?: The complementary color is #8FAD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.