Information about #AD87CF color

#AD87CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AD87CF is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 135, 207) — 67.8% red, 52.9% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 28 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet, #AD87CF floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sabrina Violet (#A285D1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Purple (#B790D4) and Unicorn (#9F90D0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 135, 207)), which gives #AD87CF its character. If you plan to put text on a #AD87CF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD87CF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD87CF color variations

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

#AD87CF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AD87CF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD87CF
  • RGB173, 135, 207
  • CMYK13, 28, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(173, 135, 207)
  • HSL272°, 43%, 67%
  • HSL Precise271.667°, 42.857%, 67.059%
  • HSV272°, 35%, 81%
  • HSB272°, 35%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.529, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.529, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.529, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD87CF
  • DECIMAL ID11372495
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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