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#AD65FB Color

#AD65FB is rgb(173, 101, 251) in RGB, hsl(269, 95%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 60%, 0%, 2%) 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 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD65FB
HEX#AD65FB
RGBrgb(173, 101, 251)
HSLhsl(269, 95%, 69%)
HSVhsv(269, 60%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 60%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.217 303)
LABlab(56.56% 50.69 -64.89)
LCHlch(56.56% 82.34 308.00)

What #AD65FB 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 #AD65FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AD65FB Channel Values

How #AD65FB 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 101 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 95% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 60% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD65FB 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD65FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD65FB; 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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Tints & Shades of #AD65FB

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.

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Shades

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How #AD65FB 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#AD65FB
Protanopia#7575FB
Protanomaly#8F6FFB
Deuteranopia#8383FA
Deuteranomaly#9578FA
Tritanopia#978585
Tritanomaly#A17AC0
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD65FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad65fb: #AD65FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD65FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad65fb': '#AD65FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.396, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_ad65fb">#AD65FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD65FB"

More Purple Colors

#AD65FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD65FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD65FB?

#AD65FB is a light purple — rgb(173, 101, 251) in RGB and hsl(269, 95%, 69%) 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 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #AD65FB?

#AD65FB is rgb(173, 101, 251) — red 173, green 101, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD65FB?

#AD65FB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 60%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD65FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD65FB scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD65FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD65FB 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 17.11, which is visibly different.

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