Palettes / Colors / #AD69EC

#AD69EC — Light Vivid Purple

#AD69EC is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#AD69EC 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 #A9EC69; it also sits naturally between #6B69EC and #EC69EA. 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 41% · Blue 93%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AD69EC

.text { color: #AD69EC; }
.background { background-color: #AD69EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD69EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 105, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 78%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD69EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 105, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD69EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 105, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD69EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD69EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9EC69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD69EC: #000000.

How #AD69EC 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AD69EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AD69EC?

#AD69EC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 173, 105, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD69EC?

#AD69EC is RGB 173, 105, 236 — HSL 271°, 78%, 67% — CMYK 27%, 56%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #AD69EC?

Its complement is #A9EC69; analogous partners are #6B69EC and #EC69EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD69EC for text?

Black text on #AD69EC has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.