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#ad99ff

a light, electric blue · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
173, 153, 255
HSL
252°, 100%, 80%
CMYK
32, 40, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3889

Every format

HEX#ad99ff
RGBrgb(173, 153, 255)
HSLhsl(252, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 40%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(68.7 29.5 -48.2)
LCHlch(68.7 56.5 301.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.742 0.145 291.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad99ff;
background-color: #ad99ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad99ff] bg-[#ad99ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad99ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.600, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad99ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad99ff on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad99ff on black: 8.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green60.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan32.2%
Magenta40.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ad99ff text on a black background

contrast 8.78:1

Card sample

#ad99ff text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad99ff;
Background color
Panel with #ad99ff background
background-color: #ad99ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad99ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 153, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 153, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad99ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad99ff, #F199FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad99ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ad99ff in the Color Lab