#ad40ff

Color #ad40ff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ad40ff

RGB

rgb(173, 64, 255)

HSL

hsl(274.2, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.2, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(51.58, 74.17, -75.56)

LCH

lch(51.58, 105.88, 314.47)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.265, 305.72)

HWB

hwb(274.2, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92ff40

Analogous

#4d40ff

#ad40ff

#ff40f2

Triadic

#ad40ff

#ffad40

#40ffad

Split-complementary

#ad40ff

#f2ff40

#40ff4d

Tetradic

#ad40ff

#ff4092

#92ff40

#40ffad

Square

#ad40ff

#ff4d40

#92ff40

#40f2ff

Shades

Color #ad40ff mixed toward black.

#960bff

#7900d5

#5b009f

#3d006a

#1e0035

Tints

Color #ad40ff mixed toward white.

#ba60ff

#c880ff

#d69fff

#e4bfff

#f1dfff

Tones

Color #ad40ff mixed toward gray.

#ab50ef

#a860df

#a670cf

#a480bf

#a28faf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ae3 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#9097dc · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#aacac4 · ΔE 38.7

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 31.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad40ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad40ff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ad40ff (#ad40ff) is rgb(173, 64, 255) in RGB.

No, #ad40ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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