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#AD99BC closest to Dripping Wisteria

#AD99BC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.0% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(173, 153, 188)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AD99BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.06:1.

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Variations of #AD99BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AD99BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AD99BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AD99BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98A1BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949FBE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9EBD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98A1BB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9F9EBB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AC9DA5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AD9BB2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A49FA8

#AD99BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#AD99BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.06:1 Very good#AD99BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AD99BC in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #AD99BC; }
.background { background-color: #AD99BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AD99BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 153 188);
color: hsl(274 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.712 0.055 310.6);

#AD99BC FAQ

What color is #AD99BC?

#AD99BC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AD99BC?

#AD99BC is rgb(173, 153, 188) in RGB, hsl(274, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AD99BC?

The complementary color of #AD99BC is #A8BC99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AD99BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AD99BC: 8.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AD99BC a warm or cool color?

#AD99BC is a cool color.