What color is #AD9EBB?

#AD9EBB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9EBB?

The RGB value is 173, 158, 187: 173 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9EBB?

The complementary color is #ACBB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9EBB color

#AD9EBB rgb(173, 158, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD9EBB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62% green and 73.3% blue (173, 158, 187).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#AD9EBB color codes

HEX	`#AD9EBB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 158, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.22, 11.01, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.22, 17, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.429, 36.926, 52.107)`
Decimal	`11378363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9EBB, 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 #AD9EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #AD9EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9ebb; }
.text { color: #ad9ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 158 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9ebb, #bb9ebb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AD9EBB?: #AD9EBB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9EBB?: The RGB value is 173, 158, 187: 173 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9EBB?: The complementary color is #ACBB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.