Information about #AD9BDF color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated twilight violet, #AD9BDF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9). Slightly further away sit Dull Lavender (#A899E6) and Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 155, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9BDF: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AD9BDF color variations
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#AD9BDF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD9BDF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD9BDF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD9BDF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD9BDF 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD9BDF color
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Nearest named colors to #AD9BDF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B19CD9
#A899E6
#AAA4E3
#AE99D2
#BA93D8
#9FA2D7
#AE8BE7
#ACACE6
#B790D4
#A2A2D0
#BF94E4
#A29ECD
#AD9BDF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD9BDF
- RGB173, 155, 223
- CMYK20, 27, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(173, 155, 223)
- HSL256°, 52%, 74%
- HSL Precise255.882°, 51.515%, 74.118%
- HSV256°, 30%, 87%
- HSB256°, 30%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.608, 0.875)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.608, 0.875, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.608, 0.875)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAD9BDF
- DECIMAL ID11377631
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
