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#ad72cf

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Medium Purple

RGB
173, 114, 207
HSL
278°, 49%, 63%
CMYK
16, 45, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2542

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ad72cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ad72cf
Hue
278°
violet
Saturation
49%
vivid
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2542
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
62/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
6.08:1
Closest name
Medium Purple
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue278° of 360°
Saturation49%
Lightness63%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool62% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ad72cf
RGBrgb(173, 114, 207)
HSLhsl(278, 49%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 45%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(57.5 40.0 -39.2)
LCHlch(57.5 56.0 315.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.650 0.147 312.1)
Decimal11367119
Display P3color(display-p3 0.678 0.447 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad72cf;
background-color: #ad72cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad72cf] bg-[#ad72cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad72cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.447, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad72cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFAD72CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 114, 173)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ad72cf · 6.08:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.45:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.08:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ad72cf as text scores 3.45:1 on white and 6.08:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad72cf on white: 3.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad72cf on black: 6.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5E87D2
deuteranopia · #6E8BCC
tritanopia · #AA8097

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ad72cf is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8F4FA
#F1EAF6
#E2CFEC
#CEABE3
#ad72cf
#9E58C6
#8B3EB7
#743498
#5C297A
#452159
#2B1538
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8F4FADarkest = 950 · #2B1538
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F4FA;
  --brand-100: #F1EAF6;
  --brand-200: #E2CFEC;
  --brand-300: #CEABE3;
  --brand-400: #ad72cf;
  --brand-500: #9E58C6;
  --brand-600: #8B3EB7;
  --brand-700: #743498;
  --brand-800: #5C297A;
  --brand-900: #452159;
  --brand-950: #2B1538;
  --brand: #ad72cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ad72cf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#DCC2EA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7E4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#729C30
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#48205F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4ECF9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E1424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ad72cf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#94CF72
Analogous left#7E72CF
Analogous right#CF72C2
Split-complement 1#C2CF72
Split-complement 2#72CF7E
Triadic 1#CFAD72
Triadic 2#72CFAD
Tetradic#CF7E72

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green44.7%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.4%
Magenta44.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#ad72cf text on a black background

contrast 6.08:1

Card sample

#ad72cf text on a white background

contrast 3.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad72cf;
Background color
Panel with #ad72cf background
background-color: #ad72cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad72cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 114, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 114, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad72cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad72cf, #CF72B3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad72cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ad72cf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#ad72cf, answered

What color is #ad72cf?

#ad72cf is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Medium Purple (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 278° on the hue wheel with 49% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #ad72cf?

rgb(173, 114, 207) — 173 red, 114 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 67.8% / 44.7% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #ad72cf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2542 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 6.08:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ad72cf?

Black. It scores 6.08:1 against #ad72cf, versus 3.45:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ad72cf?

#94CF72 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2CF72 and #72CF7E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ad72cf?

For interface work: #F8F4FA as the surface, #DCC2EA for borders, #7E4B9B for secondary text, #729C30 as an accent and #48205F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7E72CF and #CF72C2 stays calm, while #94CF72 is the loudest partner.

What is #ad72cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 45%, 0%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #ad72cf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 62 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CF72CF; nudged cooler, #8A70D1.

Work with #ad72cf in the Color Lab