What color is #AD93EB?

#AD93EB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD93EB?

The RGB value is 173, 147, 235: 173 red, 147 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD93EB?

The complementary color is #D1EB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD93EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD93EB color

#AD93EB rgb(173, 147, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD93EB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 57.6% green and 92.2% blue (173, 147, 235).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 69% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#AD93EB color codes

HEX	`#AD93EB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 147, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 57.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 69%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 37%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 37%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, 27.96, -40.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 49.56, 304.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.659, 35.749, 83.234)`
Decimal	`11375595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD93EB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AD93EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD93EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AD93EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad93eb; }
.text { color: #ad93eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad93eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 147 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad93eb, #d993eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD93EB?: #AD93EB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD93EB?: The RGB value is 173, 147, 235: 173 red, 147 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD93EB?: The complementary color is #D1EB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD93EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.