Information about #AD5CEE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AD5CEE is a strongly colored twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Purple (#AF51E7) and Lightish Purple (#A552E6).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 92, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AD5CEE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #AD5CEE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AD5CEE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#AD5CEE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD5CEE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD5CEE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD5CEE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD5CEE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD5CEE color
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Nearest named colors to #AD5CEE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A55AF4
#AF51E7
#A552E6
#B265FF
#9C51E7
#B36FF6
#9F65FF
#C251E7
#9961FC
#9457EB
#A767D5
#C565FF
#AD5CEE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD5CEE
- RGB173, 92, 238
- CMYK25, 57, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(173, 92, 238)
- HSL273°, 81%, 65%
- HSL Precise273.288°, 81.111%, 64.706%
- HSV273°, 61%, 93%
- HSB273°, 61%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.361, 0.933)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.361, 0.933, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.361, 0.933)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAD5CEE
- DECIMAL ID11361518
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited2 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
