#AD46FF Color

#AD46FF is rgb(173, 70, 255) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 73%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), visibly different at ΔE 10.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD46FF

HEX#AD46FF

RGBrgb(173, 70, 255)

HSLhsl(273, 100%, 64%)

HSVhsv(273, 73%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 73%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.259 305.3)

LABlab(51.55% 65.11 -75.16)

LCHlch(51.55% 99.44 310.90)

What #AD46FF 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 #AD46FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.45 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.58 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.38 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.14 French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.4 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.73

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

#AD46FF Channel Values

How #AD46FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 70 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 273° · S 100% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 273° · S 73% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.12:1 vs white · 5.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD46FF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD46FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD46FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AD46FF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD46FF.

How #AD46FF 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#AD46FF

Protanopia#6262FF

Protanomaly#8758FF

Deuteranopia#7575FE

Deuteranomaly#8F66FE

Tritanopia#947676

Tritanomaly#9F66BD

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD46FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad46ff: #AD46FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD46FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad46ff': '#AD46FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.275, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_ad46ff">#AD46FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#AD46FF"

More Purple Colors

#AD46FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

af00fa ad34cb af95e4 ab92b3 b19cd9 aa66ea b284be aa00ff b57edc a84ed4 b666d2 a76bcf bd65f0 cda4de debdef f3e8ff 241236 36004d 4c2673 5d0ec0 6b0099 7f22fe 9400d3 9a4eae

#AD46FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD46FF?

#AD46FF is a light purple — rgb(173, 70, 255) in RGB and hsl(273, 100%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.45.

What is the RGB value of #AD46FF?

#AD46FF is rgb(173, 70, 255) — red 173, green 70, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD46FF?

#AD46FF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 73%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD46FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD46FF scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD46FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD46FF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 10.58, which is visibly different.

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