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#AD0EF6 Color

#AD0EF6 is rgb(173, 14, 246) in RGB, hsl(281, 93%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 94%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD0EF6
HEX#AD0EF6
RGBrgb(173, 14, 246)
HSLhsl(281, 93%, 51%)
HSVhsv(281, 94%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 94%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.289 309.6)
LABlab(45.91% 77.80 -79.33)
LCHlch(45.91% 111.11 314.44)

What #AD0EF6 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 #AD0EF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 5.87Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 6.03Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.05Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 8.66Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.77Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 11.69

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

#AD0EF6 Channel Values

How #AD0EF6 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 14 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 93% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 94% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD0EF6 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD0EF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD0EF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD0EF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD0EF6
Complementary
#57F60E
Analogous
#380EF6
Analogous
#F60ECC
Triadic
#F6AD0E
Triadic
#0EF6AD
Split comp.
#CCF60E
Split comp.
#0EF638

Tints & Shades of #AD0EF6

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

#B830F8
#C34EF9
#CE70FA
#DA93FB
#E6B5FC
#F0D3FD

Shades

#9608D9
#8207BB
#6A0699
#520476
#3A0354
#260236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD0EF6.

How #AD0EF6 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#AD0EF6
Protanopia#4D4DF6
Protanomaly#7F3DF6
Deuteranopia#6969F5
Deuteranomaly#8953F5
Tritanopia#956161
Tritanomaly#9F4DB1
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD0EF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad0ef6: #AD0EF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD0EF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad0ef6': '#AD0EF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.055, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ad0ef6">#AD0EF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD0EF6"

More Purple Colors

#AD0EF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD0EF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD0EF6?

#AD0EF6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 14, 246) in RGB and hsl(281, 93%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #AD0EF6?

#AD0EF6 is rgb(173, 14, 246) — red 173, green 14, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD0EF6?

#AD0EF6 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 94%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD0EF6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD0EF6 scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD0EF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD0EF6 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 13.05, which is visibly different.

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