Palettes / Colors / #AD90FF

#AD90FF — Light Vivid Purple

#AD90FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#AD90FF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E1FF8F; it also sits naturally between #8FA9FF and #E58FFF. 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 56% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AD90FF

.text { color: #AD90FF; }
.background { background-color: #AD90FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD90FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 144, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD90FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 144, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD90FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 144, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD90FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD90FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1FF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD90FF: #000000.

How #AD90FF 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 #AD90FF 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

← #AD90FE  ·  #AD9100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AD90FF?

#AD90FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 173, 144, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD90FF?

#AD90FF is RGB 173, 144, 255 — HSL 256°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 32%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AD90FF?

Its complement is #E1FF8F; analogous partners are #8FA9FF and #E58FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD90FF for text?

Black text on #AD90FF has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.