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#AD06EF Color

#AD06EF is rgb(173, 6, 239) in RGB, hsl(283, 95%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 97%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD06EF
HEX#AD06EF
RGBrgb(173, 6, 239)
HSLhsl(283, 95%, 48%)
HSVhsv(283, 97%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 97%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.286 311.2)
LABlab(45.17% 77.55 -76.60)
LCHlch(45.17% 109.01 315.35)

What #AD06EF 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 #AD06EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.91Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 7.08Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 8.55Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.03Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.66Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.96

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

#AD06EF Channel Values

How #AD06EF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 95% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 97% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.19:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD06EF 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 text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD06EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD06EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD06EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD06EF
Complementary
#48EF06
Analogous
#3906EF
Analogous
#EF06BC
Triadic
#EFAD06
Triadic
#06EFAD
Split comp.
#BCEF06
Split comp.
#06EF39

Tints & Shades of #AD06EF

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

#BB1FF9
#C642FA
#D065FB
#DC8DFC
#E7AFFD
#F1D2FE

Shades

#9705D1
#7E04AE
#680490
#530372
#3D0255
#240132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD06EF.

How #AD06EF 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#AD06EF
Protanopia#4C4CEF
Protanomaly#7F3BEF
Deuteranopia#6868EE
Deuteranomaly#8952EE
Tritanopia#975D5D
Tritanomaly#A049AC
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD06EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad06ef: #AD06EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD06EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad06ef': '#AD06EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.024, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_ad06ef">#AD06EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD06EF"

More Purple Colors

#AD06EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD06EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD06EF?

#AD06EF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 6, 239) in RGB and hsl(283, 95%, 48%) 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #AD06EF?

#AD06EF is rgb(173, 6, 239) — red 173, green 6, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD06EF?

#AD06EF converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 97%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD06EF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD06EF scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD06EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD06EF 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 10.96, which is visibly different.

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