What color is #AD9EBE?

#AD9EBE 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 #AD9EBE?

The RGB value is 173, 158, 190: 173 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9EBE?

The complementary color is #AFBE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9EBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9EBE color

#AD9EBE rgb(173, 158, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD9EBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62% green and 74.5% blue (173, 158, 190).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#AD9EBE color codes

HEX	`#AD9EBE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 158, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, 11.63, -14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 18.57, 308.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.753, 37.056, 53.816)`
Decimal	`11378366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9EBE, 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 #AD9EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9EBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #AD9EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9ebe; }
.text { color: #ad9ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 158 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9ebe, #bd9ebe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD9EBE?: #AD9EBE 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 #AD9EBE?: The RGB value is 173, 158, 190: 173 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9EBE?: The complementary color is #AFBE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9EBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.