#ad96ff

Color #ad96ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ad96ff

RGB

rgb(173, 150, 255)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 100%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 41.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(67.96, 31.2, -49.31)

LCH

lch(67.96, 58.35, 302.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1496, 292.4)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 58.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ff96

Analogous

#96b4ff

#ad96ff

#e196ff

Triadic

#ad96ff

#ffad96

#96ffad

Split-complementary

#ad96ff

#ffe196

#b4ff96

Tetradic

#ad96ff

#ff96e8

#e8ff96

#96ffad

Square

#ad96ff

#ff96b4

#e8ff96

#96ffe1

Shades

Color #ad96ff mixed toward black.

#7852ff

#430fff

#2c00ca

#1d0087

#0f0043

Tints

Color #ad96ff mixed toward white.

#bba7ff

#c8b9ff

#d6caff

#e4dcff

#f1edff

Tones

Color #ad96ff mixed toward gray.

#b29ff6

#b7a7ed

#bcb0e5

#c1b9dc

#c6c2d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3eb · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a7e6 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#acdad6 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad96ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad96ff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ad96ff (#ad96ff) is rgb(173, 150, 255) in RGB.

No, #ad96ff is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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