Palettes / Colors / #AD5CFF

#AD5CFF — Light Vivid Purple

#AD5CFF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#AD5CFF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADFF5C; it also sits naturally between #5C5CFF and #FF5CFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 36% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #AD5CFF

.text { color: #AD5CFF; }
.background { background-color: #AD5CFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD5CFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 92, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 100%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD5CFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 92, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD5CFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 92, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD5CFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD5CFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AD5CFF

Tints of #AD5CFF

Tones of #AD5CFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFF5C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD5CFF: #000000.

How #AD5CFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #AD5CFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AD5CFE  ·  #AD5D00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AD5CFF?

#AD5CFF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 173, 92, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD5CFF?

#AD5CFF is RGB 173, 92, 255 — HSL 270°, 100%, 68% — CMYK 32%, 64%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AD5CFF?

Its complement is #ADFF5C; analogous partners are #5C5CFF and #FF5CFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD5CFF for text?

Black text on #AD5CFF has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.