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#AD63F8 Color

#AD63F8 is rgb(173, 99, 248) in RGB, hsl(270, 91%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 60%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD63F8
HEX#AD63F8
RGBrgb(173, 99, 248)
HSLhsl(270, 91%, 68%)
HSVhsv(270, 60%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 60%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.216 303.9)
LABlab(56.02% 51.12 -64.09)
LCHlch(56.02% 81.98 308.57)

What #AD63F8 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 #AD63F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.09Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.26Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.73Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.3Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 18.07Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 21.05

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

#AD63F8 Channel Values

How #AD63F8 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 99 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 91% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 60% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD63F8 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD63F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD63F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD63F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD63F8
Complementary
#ADF863
Analogous
#6363F8
Analogous
#F863F8
Triadic
#F8AD63
Triadic
#63F8AD
Split comp.
#F8F863
Split comp.
#63F863

Tints & Shades of #AD63F8

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

#B877F9
#C48FFA
#CFA2FB
#D9B6FC
#E3C9FC
#F0E2FE

Shades

#9637F6
#7F0BF4
#6909C8
#4F0797
#38056B
#21033F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD63F8.

How #AD63F8 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#AD63F8
Protanopia#7474F8
Protanomaly#8E6EF8
Deuteranopia#8282F7
Deuteranomaly#9577F7
Tritanopia#988383
Tritanomaly#A178BE
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD63F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad63f8: #AD63F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD63F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad63f8': '#AD63F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.388, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ad63f8">#AD63F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD63F8"

More Purple Colors

#AD63F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD63F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD63F8?

#AD63F8 is a light purple — rgb(173, 99, 248) in RGB and hsl(270, 91%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #AD63F8?

#AD63F8 is rgb(173, 99, 248) — red 173, green 99, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD63F8?

#AD63F8 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 60%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD63F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD63F8 scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD63F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD63F8 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 16.26, which is visibly different.

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