#AD94DE

A color in the Violet family

#ad94de is a color in the Violet family: RGB(173, 148, 222), HSL(260°, 53%, 73%), CMYK(22%, 33%, 0%, 13%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 2.6:1 on white and 8.07:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ad94de
RGBrgb(173 148 222)
RGB (legacy)rgb(173, 148, 222)
RGB %rgb(68% 58% 87%)
HSLhsl(260 53% 73%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 33%, 87%)
HWBhwb(260 58% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(65.71 20.93 -34.48)
LCHlch(65.71 40.33 301.26)
OKLaboklab(0.7165 0.0529 -0.0948)
OKLCHoklch(0.7165 0.1086 299.18)
Decimal11375838

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorplum ΔE 8.4
Closest web-safe color#9999cc
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)53% / 33%
Lightness (HSL)73%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)64% / 62%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3534
Red / Green / Blue173 / 148 / 222

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.60:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
8.07:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 50.8 / -51.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -55.9 / 53.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ad94de;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(71.65% 0.1086 299.18);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(173 148 222 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ad94de] text-[#ad94de] border-[#ad94de]">