#ad51dc

Color #ad51dc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ad51dc

RGB

rgb(173, 81, 220)

HSL

hsl(279.7, 66.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.7, 63.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 63.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(51.77, 59.65, -55.61)

LCH

lch(51.77, 81.55, 317.01)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.2116, 312.3)

HWB

hwb(279.7, 31.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80dc51

Analogous

#6751dc

#ad51dc

#dc51c5

Triadic

#ad51dc

#dcad51

#51dcad

Split-complementary

#ad51dc

#c5dc51

#51dc67

Tetradic

#ad51dc

#dc5180

#80dc51

#51dcad

Square

#ad51dc

#dc6751

#80dc51

#51c5dc

Shades

Color #ad51dc mixed toward black.

#982ad1

#7a22a7

#5b197d

#3d1153

#1e082a

Tints

Color #ad51dc mixed toward white.

#bb6ee2

#c88be8

#d6a8ed

#e4c5f3

#f1e2f9

Tones

Color #ad51dc mixed toward gray.

#a95dd0

#a568c5

#a274b9

#9e7fae

#9a8ba2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ec6 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#9399c0 · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#aab1ac · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 28.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad51dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad51dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ad51dc (#ad51dc) is rgb(173, 81, 220) in RGB.

No, #ad51dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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