Information about #AD9CAE color

#AD9CAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD9CAE falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 156, 174) — 67.8% red, 61.2% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD9CAE presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lilac Luster (#AE98AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9) and Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 156, 174)), which gives #AD9CAE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9CAE: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9CAE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9CAE color variations

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

#AD9CAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9CAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9CAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9CAE 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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#AD9CAE 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 #AD9CAE

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

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

#AD9CAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9CAE
  • RGB173, 156, 174
  • CMYK0, 7, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 156, 174)
  • HSL297°, 10%, 65%
  • HSL Precise296.667°, 10%, 64.706%
  • HSV297°, 10%, 68%
  • HSB297°, 10%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.612, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.612, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.612, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD9CAE
  • DECIMAL ID11377838
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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