#AD99CA#AD99CA
#AD99CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.073 H 303.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.47, 16.98, -22.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.47, 28.15, 307.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% 0.0402 -0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.073 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2834, 35.9310, 60.7315) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.18
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.73
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD99CA #B6CA99
analogous
#999ECA #AD99CA #C699CA
triadic
#AD99CA #CAAD99 #99CAAD
tetradic
#AD99CA #CA999E #B6CA99 #99CAC6
square
#AD99CA #CA999E #B6CA99 #99CAC6
split-complementary
#AD99CA #CAC699 #9ECA99
monochromatic
#6E5099 #8D71B5 #AD99CA #CDC1DF #EEEAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#AD99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#AD99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD99CA
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD99CA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.073 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7da',
500: '#ad99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad99ca; $custom-light: #c6b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.49,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71747,
"c": 0.07328,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.35931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD99CA
secondary
#E1E6D8
accent
#AA3B7D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083