#ad7bcd

Color #ad7bcd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ad7bcd

RGB

rgb(173, 123, 205)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 45.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 40%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.4, 34.53, -35.05)

LCH

lch(59.4, 49.2, 314.57)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.129, 311.26)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 48.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bcd7b

Analogous

#847bcd

#ad7bcd

#cd7bc4

Triadic

#ad7bcd

#cdad7b

#7bcdad

Split-complementary

#ad7bcd

#c4cd7b

#7bcd84

Tetradic

#ad7bcd

#cd7b9b

#9bcd7b

#7bcdad

Square

#ad7bcd

#cd847b

#9bcd7b

#7bc4cd

Shades

Color #ad7bcd mixed toward black.

#9453be

#783c9f

#5a2d77

#3c1e4f

#1e0f28

Tints

Color #ad7bcd mixed toward white.

#bb91d5

#c8a7de

#d6bde6

#e4d3ee

#f1e9f7

Tones

Color #ad7bcd mixed toward gray.

#ab82c6

#aa89bf

#a88fb8

#a796b2

#a59dab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99bd · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9da0b9 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#abb0ac · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad7bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad7bcd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ad7bcd (#ad7bcd) is rgb(173, 123, 205) in RGB.

No, #ad7bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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