Palettes / Colors / #AD33CC

#AD33CC — Purple

#AD33CC is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#AD33CC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #52CC33; it also sits naturally between #6133CC and #CC339E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 20% · Blue 80%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AD33CC

.text { color: #AD33CC; }
.background { background-color: #AD33CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD33CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 51, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD33CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 51, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD33CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 51, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD33CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD33CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AD33CC

Tints of #AD33CC

Tones of #AD33CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52CC33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD33CC: #FFFFFF.

How #AD33CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AD33CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AD33CC?

#AD33CC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 173, 51, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD33CC?

#AD33CC is RGB 173, 51, 204 — HSL 288°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 15%, 75%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #AD33CC?

Its complement is #52CC33; analogous partners are #6133CC and #CC339E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD33CC for text?

White text on #AD33CC has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.