#ad73bc

Color #ad73bc

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ad73bc

RGB

rgb(173, 115, 188)

HSL

hsl(287.7, 35.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.7, 38.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 38.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.86, 35.38, -29.34)

LCH

lch(56.86, 45.96, 320.33)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1234, 319.21)

HWB

hwb(287.7, 45.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82bc73

Analogous

#8873bc

#ad73bc

#bc73a6

Triadic

#ad73bc

#bcad73

#73bcad

Split-complementary

#ad73bc

#a6bc73

#73bc88

Tetradic

#ad73bc

#bc7382

#82bc73

#73bcad

Square

#ad73bc

#bc8873

#82bc73

#73a6bc

Shades

Color #ad73bc mixed toward black.

#9952ab

#7a4189

#5c3166

#3d2144

#1f1022

Tints

Color #ad73bc mixed toward white.

#bb8ac7

#c8a2d2

#d6b9de

#e4d0e9

#f1e8f4

Tones

Color #ad73bc mixed toward gray.

#a979b6

#a67fb0

#a285aa

#9f8ba4

#9b919e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ae · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9eaa · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#aba29f · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad73bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad73bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ad73bc (#ad73bc) is rgb(173, 115, 188) in RGB.

No, #ad73bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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