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#ADA0F3 Color

#ADA0F3 is rgb(173, 160, 243) in RGB, hsl(249, 78%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 12.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADA0F3
HEX#ADA0F3
RGBrgb(173, 160, 243)
HSLhsl(249, 78%, 79%)
HSVhsv(249, 34%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.118 290.4)
LABlab(69.42% 18.44 -40.23)
LCHlch(69.42% 44.26 294.62)

What #ADA0F3 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 #ADA0F3, 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 blue in the library.

#ADA0F3 Channel Values

How #ADA0F3 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 160 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 78% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 34% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADA0F3 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADA0F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADA0F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADA0F3; 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 #ADA0F3

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 #ADA0F3.

How #ADA0F3 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#ADA0F3
Protanopia#A2A2F3
Protanomaly#A7A1F3
Deuteranopia#A4A4F3
Deuteranomaly#A8A3F3
Tritanopia#9FADAD
Tritanomaly#A5A8CD
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADA0F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ada0f3: #ADA0F3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADA0F3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ada0f3': '#ADA0F3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.627, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_ada0f3">#ADA0F3</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADA0F3"

More Blue Colors

#ADA0F3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADA0F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADA0F3?

#ADA0F3 is a light blue — rgb(173, 160, 243) in RGB and hsl(249, 78%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.05.

What is the RGB value of #ADA0F3?

#ADA0F3 is rgb(173, 160, 243) — red 173, green 160, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADA0F3?

#ADA0F3 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADA0F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADA0F3 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADA0F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADA0F3 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.08, which is visibly different.

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