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#AD40CE Color

#AD40CE is rgb(173, 64, 206) in RGB, hsl(286, 59%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD40CE
HEX#AD40CE
RGBrgb(173, 64, 206)
HSLhsl(286, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(286, 69%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.22 317.3)
LABlab(47.90% 59.67 -53.42)
LCHlch(47.90% 80.09 318.16)

What #AD40CE 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 #AD40CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.82Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.34Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.67Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.28Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.61Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.92

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

#AD40CE Channel Values

How #AD40CE 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 64 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 59% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 69% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD40CE 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD40CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD40CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD40CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD40CE
Complementary
#61CE40
Analogous
#6640CE
Analogous
#CE40A8
Triadic
#CEAD40
Triadic
#40CEAD
Split comp.
#A8CE40
Split comp.
#40CE66

Tints & Shades of #AD40CE

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

#B759D4
#C475DB
#CE8DE2
#DAAAE9
#E5C2EF
#F1DFF7

Shades

#9A30BB
#83299E
#6B2182
#541A65
#3C1349
#250C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD40CE.

How #AD40CE 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#AD40CE
Protanopia#5F5FCE
Protanomaly#8554CE
Deuteranopia#7373CC
Deuteranomaly#8E63CD
Tritanopia#9F6262
Tritanomaly#A55699
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD40CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad40ce: #AD40CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD40CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad40ce': '#AD40CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.251, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ad40ce">#AD40CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD40CE"

More Purple Colors

#AD40CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD40CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD40CE?

#AD40CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(173, 64, 206) in RGB and hsl(286, 59%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.82.

What is the RGB value of #AD40CE?

#AD40CE is rgb(173, 64, 206) — red 173, green 64, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD40CE?

#AD40CE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD40CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD40CE scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD40CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD40CE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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