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#ad44cd

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

RGB
173, 68, 205
HSL
286°, 58%, 54%
CMYK
16, 67, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1743

Every format

HEX#ad44cd
RGBrgb(173, 68, 205)
HSLhsl(286, 58%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 67%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(48.8 62.4 -51.8)
LCHlch(48.8 81.1 320.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.586 0.214 317.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad44cd;
background-color: #ad44cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad44cd] bg-[#ad44cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad44cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.267, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad44cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad44cd on white: 4.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad44cd on black: 4.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green26.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.6%
Magenta66.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#ad44cd text on a black background

contrast 4.49:1

Card sample

#ad44cd text on a white background

contrast 4.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad44cd;
Background color
Panel with #ad44cd background
background-color: #ad44cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad44cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 68, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 68, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad44cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad44cd, #CD4492);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad44cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ad44cd in the Color Lab