#AD97BB#AD97BB
#AD97BB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.057 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD97BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 151, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 21%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 19%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, 14.93, -15.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 21.62, 313.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.78% 0.0383 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.78% 0.057 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2683, 34.6056, 51.7203) |
| Luminance | 0.3461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.97
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.05
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.83
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD97BB #A5BB97
analogous
#9B97BB #AD97BB #BB97B7
triadic
#AD97BB #BBAD97 #97BBAD
tetradic
#AD97BB #BB9B97 #A5BB97 #97B7BB
square
#AD97BB #BB9B97 #A5BB97 #97B7BB
split-complementary
#AD97BB #B7BB97 #97BB9B
monochromatic
#715582 #9072A3 #AD97BB #CABCD3 #E7E1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#AD97BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#AD97BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD97BB
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD97BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD97BB | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929EBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969FBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad97bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 151, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.057 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b5cf',
500: '#ad97bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad97bb; $custom-light: #c5b5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad97bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 151,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.667,
"s": 20.93,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7078,
"c": 0.05705,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.34605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD97BB
secondary
#D6DDD1
accent
#9F4669
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082