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#AD66FF Color

#AD66FF is rgb(173, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(268, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 0%) 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 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD66FF
HEX#AD66FF
RGBrgb(173, 102, 255)
HSLhsl(268, 100%, 70%)
HSVhsv(268, 60%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.22 302.1)
LABlab(56.96% 50.94 -66.45)
LCHlch(56.96% 83.73 307.48)

What #AD66FF 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 #AD66FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.42Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.75Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 18.02Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 18.06Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 19.76Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 20.92

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

#AD66FF Channel Values

How #AD66FF 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 102 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 100% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 60% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD66FF 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD66FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD66FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD66FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD66FF
Complementary
#B8FF66
Analogous
#666BFF
Analogous
#FA66FF
Triadic
#FFAD66
Triadic
#66FFAD
Split comp.
#FFFA66
Split comp.
#6BFF66

Tints & Shades of #AD66FF

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

#B87AFF
#C38FFF
#CEA3FF
#D9B8FF
#E4CCFF
#EFE0FF

Shades

#9538FF
#7A05FF
#6400D6
#4C00A3
#370075
#1F0042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD66FF.

How #AD66FF 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#AD66FF
Protanopia#7676FF
Protanomaly#8F70FF
Deuteranopia#8383FE
Deuteranomaly#9678FE
Tritanopia#978787
Tritanomaly#A07BC3
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD66FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad66ff: #AD66FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD66FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad66ff': '#AD66FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.400, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ad66ff">#AD66FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD66FF"

More Purple Colors

#AD66FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD66FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD66FF?

#AD66FF is a light purple — rgb(173, 102, 255) in RGB and hsl(268, 100%, 70%) 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 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #AD66FF?

#AD66FF is rgb(173, 102, 255) — red 173, green 102, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD66FF?

#AD66FF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD66FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD66FF scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD66FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD66FF 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 17.75, which is visibly different.

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