#ad99bd

Color #ad99bd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ad99bd

RGB

rgb(173, 153, 189)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 21.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 19%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.01, 14.22, -15.89)

LCH

lch(66.01, 21.32, 311.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0561, 309.94)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 60%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bd99

Analogous

#9b99bd

#ad99bd

#bd99bb

Triadic

#ad99bd

#bdad99

#99bdad

Split-complementary

#ad99bd

#bbbd99

#99bd9b

Tetradic

#ad99bd

#bd99a9

#a9bd99

#99bdad

Square

#ad99bd

#bd9b99

#a9bd99

#99bbbd

Shades

Color #ad99bd mixed toward black.

#9177a7

#755a8a

#584368

#3a2d45

#1d1623

Tints

Color #ad99bd mixed toward white.

#bbaac8

#c8bbd3

#d6ccde

#e4dde9

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ad99bd mixed toward gray.

#ad9cba

#ac9fb7

#aca2b4

#aca5b1

#aba8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b5 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a7b3 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#acafad · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad99bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad99bd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ad99bd (#ad99bd) is rgb(173, 153, 189) in RGB.

No, #ad99bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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