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#ad3bc9

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
173, 59, 201
HSL
288°, 57%, 51%
CMYK
14, 71, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1623

Every format

HEX#ad3bc9
RGBrgb(173, 59, 201)
HSLhsl(288, 57%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(47.3 65.2 -51.9)
LCHlch(47.3 83.3 321.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.574 0.222 318.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad3bc9;
background-color: #ad3bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad3bc9] bg-[#ad3bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad3bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.231, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad3bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad3bc9 on white: 4.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad3bc9 on black: 4.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green23.1%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.9%
Magenta70.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#ad3bc9 text on a black background

contrast 4.25:1

Card sample

#ad3bc9 text on a white background

contrast 4.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad3bc9;
Background color
Panel with #ad3bc9 background
background-color: #ad3bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad3bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 59, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 59, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad3bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad3bc9, #C93B86);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad3bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ad3bc9 in the Color Lab