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#AD4EE4 Color

#AD4EE4 is rgb(173, 78, 228) in RGB, hsl(278, 74%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 11%) 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 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD4EE4
HEX#AD4EE4
RGBrgb(173, 78, 228)
HSLhsl(278, 74%, 60%)
HSVhsv(278, 66%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.223 310.5)
LABlab(51.22% 57.33 -60.61)
LCHlch(51.22% 83.43 313.41)

What #AD4EE4 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 #AD4EE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.8Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.96Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.53Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.59Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.32Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 18.46

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

#AD4EE4 Channel Values

How #AD4EE4 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 78 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 74% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 66% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD4EE4 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD4EE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD4EE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD4EE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD4EE4
Complementary
#85E44E
Analogous
#624EE4
Analogous
#E44ED0
Triadic
#E4AD4E
Triadic
#4EE4AD
Split comp.
#D0E44E
Split comp.
#4EE462

Tints & Shades of #AD4EE4

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

#B764E8
#C47EEC
#CE95EF
#DAAFF3
#E4C5F6
#F1E0FA

Shades

#9D2ADF
#861DC3
#6E18A0
#55137C
#3D0D59
#250835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD4EE4.

How #AD4EE4 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#AD4EE4
Protanopia#6767E4
Protanomaly#885EE4
Deuteranopia#7878E3
Deuteranomaly#906AE3
Tritanopia#9B7171
Tritanomaly#A365AB
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD4EE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad4ee4: #AD4EE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD4EE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad4ee4': '#AD4EE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.306, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_ad4ee4">#AD4EE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD4EE4"

More Purple Colors

#AD4EE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD4EE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD4EE4?

#AD4EE4 is a light purple — rgb(173, 78, 228) in RGB and hsl(278, 74%, 60%) 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #AD4EE4?

#AD4EE4 is rgb(173, 78, 228) — red 173, green 78, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD4EE4?

#AD4EE4 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD4EE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD4EE4 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD4EE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD4EE4 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 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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