What color is #ADA4C5?

#ADA4C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA4C5?

The RGB value is 173, 164, 197: 173 red, 164 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA4C5?

The complementary color is #BCC5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA4C5 color

#ADA4C5 rgb(173, 164, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ADA4C5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.3% green and 77.3% blue (173, 164, 197).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#ADA4C5 color codes

HEX	`#ADA4C5`
RGB	`rgb(173, 164, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, 9.76, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 18.48, 301.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.585, 39.466, 58.292)`
Decimal	`11379909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA4C5, 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 #ADA4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #ADA4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada4c5; }
.text { color: #ada4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 164 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada4c5, #bda4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADA4C5?: #ADA4C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA4C5?: The RGB value is 173, 164, 197: 173 red, 164 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA4C5?: The complementary color is #BCC5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.