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#ad99eb

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
173, 153, 235
HSL
255°, 67%, 76%
CMYK
26, 35, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3766

Every format

HEX#ad99eb
RGBrgb(173, 153, 235)
HSLhsl(255, 67%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(67.8 24.6 -38.7)
LCHlch(67.8 45.8 302.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.732 0.118 294.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad99eb;
background-color: #ad99eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad99eb] bg-[#ad99eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad99eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.600, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad99eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad99eb on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad99eb on black: 8.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green60.0%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.4%
Magenta34.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#ad99eb text on a black background

contrast 8.53:1

Card sample

#ad99eb text on a white background

contrast 2.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad99eb;
Background color
Panel with #ad99eb background
background-color: #ad99eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad99eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 153, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 153, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad99eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad99eb, #E499EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad99eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ad99eb in the Color Lab