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#AD6DFD closest to Illicit Purple

#AD6DFD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 42.7% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(173, 109, 253)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 97% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #AD6DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.38:1.

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Variations of #AD6DFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AD6DFD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AD6DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AD6DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #468DFA
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2A8DFF
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6486FF
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #468DFA
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7284FB
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9D8AAB
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A97ADC
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8E8E8E
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9686B2

#AD6DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.29:1 Poor#AD6DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.38:1 Good#AD6DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AD6DFD in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AD6DFD; }
.background { background-color: #AD6DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AD6DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 109 253);
color: hsl(267 97% 71%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.208 301.5);

#AD6DFD FAQ

What color is #AD6DFD?

#AD6DFD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AD6DFD?

#AD6DFD is rgb(173, 109, 253) in RGB, hsl(267, 97%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 57%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AD6DFD?

The complementary color of #AD6DFD is #BDFD6D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AD6DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AD6DFD: 6.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AD6DFD a warm or cool color?

#AD6DFD is a cool color.