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#AD06EA Color

#AD06EA is rgb(173, 6, 234) in RGB, hsl(284, 95%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD06EA
HEX#AD06EA
RGBrgb(173, 6, 234)
HSLhsl(284, 95%, 47%)
HSVhsv(284, 97%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.282 312.3)
LABlab(44.82% 76.87 -74.33)
LCHlch(44.82% 106.93 315.96)

What #AD06EA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD06EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.4Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.87Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.77Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.35Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.38Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 10.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AD06EA Channel Values

How #AD06EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 6 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 95% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 97% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD06EA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD06EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD06EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD06EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD06EA
Complementary
#43EA06
Analogous
#3B06EA
Analogous
#EA06B5
Triadic
#EAAD06
Triadic
#06EAAD
Split comp.
#B5EA06
Split comp.
#06EA3B

Tints & Shades of #AD06EA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE1AF9
#C942FA
#D365FB
#DD88FC
#E7AAFD
#F2D2FE

Shades

#9705CC
#8104AE
#6B0490
#51036D
#3B0250
#250132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD06EA.

How #AD06EA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD06EA
Protanopia#4C4CEA
Protanomaly#7F3BEA
Deuteranopia#6868E9
Deuteranomaly#8952E9
Tritanopia#985B5B
Tritanomaly#A148A8
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD06EA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad06ea: #AD06EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD06EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad06ea': '#AD06EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.024, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_ad06ea">#AD06EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD06EA"

More Purple Colors

#AD06EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD06EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD06EA?

#AD06EA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 6, 234) in RGB and hsl(284, 95%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #AD06EA?

#AD06EA is rgb(173, 6, 234) — red 173, green 6, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD06EA?

#AD06EA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD06EA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD06EA scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD06EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD06EA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.