What color is #AD95BE?

#AD95BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD95BE?

The RGB value is 173, 149, 190: 173 red, 149 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD95BE?

The complementary color is #A6BE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD95BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD95BE color

#AD95BE rgb(173, 149, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD95BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58.4% green and 74.5% blue (173, 149, 190).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#AD95BE color codes

HEX	`#AD95BE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 149, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, 16.67, -17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 24.48, 312.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.274, 34.097, 53.323)`
Decimal	`11376062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD95BE, 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 #AD95BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD95BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #AD95BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad95be; }
.text { color: #ad95be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad95be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 149 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad95be, #be95bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD95BE?: #AD95BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD95BE?: The RGB value is 173, 149, 190: 173 red, 149 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD95BE?: The complementary color is #A6BE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD95BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.