Information about #AD74AD color

#AD74AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD74AD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 116, 173) — 67.8% red, 45.5% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD74AD reads as a moderately toned electric magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8). Slightly further away sit Soft Purple (#A66FB5) and Thin (#A87CA0).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 116, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD74AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD74AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AD74AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD74AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD74AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD74AD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AD74AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AD74AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Pearly Purple color link
Pearly Purple

#B768A2

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Dark Lilac color link
Dark Lilac

#9C6DA5

Butterfly color link
Butterfly

#A46B9B

#AD74AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD74AD
  • RGB173, 116, 173
  • CMYK0, 22, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 116, 173)
  • HSL300°, 26%, 57%
  • HSL Precise300°, 25.792%, 56.667%
  • HSV300°, 33%, 68%
  • HSB300°, 33%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.455, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.455, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.455, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD74AD
  • DECIMAL ID11367597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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