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#ad72cd

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

RGB
173, 114, 205
HSL
279°, 48%, 63%
CMYK
16, 44, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2533

Every format

HEX#ad72cd
RGBrgb(173, 114, 205)
HSLhsl(279, 48%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 44%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(57.4 39.5 -38.2)
LCHlch(57.4 55.0 316.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.649 0.144 312.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad72cd;
background-color: #ad72cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad72cd] bg-[#ad72cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad72cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.447, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad72cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad72cd on white: 3.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad72cd on black: 6.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green44.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.6%
Magenta44.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#ad72cd text on a black background

contrast 6.07:1

Card sample

#ad72cd text on a white background

contrast 3.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad72cd;
Background color
Panel with #ad72cd background
background-color: #ad72cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad72cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 114, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 114, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad72cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad72cd, #CD72B0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad72cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ad72cd in the Color Lab