#ad86ec Color Information

#ad86ec Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ad86ec. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 52.5% Green, and 92.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.7% Cyan, 43.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 262.9°, with saturation of 72.9% and lightness of 72.5%. The decimal value for #ad86ec is 11372268, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ad86ec is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ad86ec Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 134, 236 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 52.5%, 92.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.475, 0.075 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.267, 0.432, 0, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color262.9°, 72.9%, 72.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color262.9°, 43.2%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.899, 31.991, 83.376 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 134, 236 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11372268 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.335, 35.519, -46.190 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.335, 58.267, 307.560 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.335, 11.838, -78.095 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.560, 30.094, -47.808 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.262, 0.205, 31.991 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289562348 / 0xffad86ec Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: November 24, 2024

Shades of #ad86ec

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ad86ec, its pure hue is 262.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.9%, and its lightness is 72.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ad86ec, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16111e to #9775cf.

Tints of #ad86ec

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ad86ec, its pure hue is 262.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.9%, and its lightness is 72.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ad86ec, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b795ee to #f5f0fd.

Tones of #ad86ec

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ad86ec, its pure hue is 262.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ad86ec, which range from #b9b9b9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a973ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ad86ec

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ad86ec! For #ad86ec, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ad86ec. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ad86ec

This color, #ad86ec, consists of 67.8% Red, 52.5% Green, and 92.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 134, Blue = 236. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ad86ec is 26.7% Cyan, 43.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C26.7%
G52.5%
M43.2%
B92.5%
Y0.0%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 134 236
Octal 255 206 354
Hexa #ad #86 #ec
Binary 10101101 10000110 11101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 43 0 7
Octal 32 53 0 7
Hexa #1a #2b #00 #07
Binary 00011010 00101011 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ad86ec

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ad86ec — which has hue 262.9° — its analogous colors are located at 232.9° and 292.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad86ec.

Triadic Colors of #ad86ec

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ad86ec — which has hue 262.9° — its triadic colors are located at 22.9° and 262.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad86ec.

Complementary Color of #ad86ec

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ad86ec — which has hue 262.9° — its complementary color is located at 82.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad86ec.

Split Complementary Colors of #ad86ec

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ad86ec — which has hue 262.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 52.9° and 262.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad86ec.

Tetradic Colors of #ad86ec

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ad86ec — which has hue 262.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 172.9°, 262.9°, 352.9°, and 82.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad86ec.

Monochromatic Colors of #ad86ec

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ad86ec, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8758d4 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5befa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ad86ec

We want to make getting started with #ad86ec on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ad86ec into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ad86ec can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ad86ec with other HTML elements.

#ad86ec Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ad86ec.
<span style="color: #ad86ec;">The color of this text is #ad86ec.</span>

#ad86ec Background Color

The background color for this text is #ad86ec.
<div style="background-color: #ad86ec; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ad86ec.</div>

#ad86ec Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ad86ec.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ad86ec;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ad86ec.</span>

#ad86ec Border Color

This is a div with border color #ad86ec.
<div style="border: #ad86ec 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ad86ec.</div>

#ad86ec Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad86ec on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad86ec; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad86ec on a white background.</div></div>

#ad86ec Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad86ec on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad86ec; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad86ec on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ad86ec to White

This is a gradient from #ad86ec to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad86ec,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad86ec,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad86ec,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad86ec,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad86ec to white.</div>

Gradient from #ad86ec to Black

This is a gradient from #ad86ec to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad86ec,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad86ec,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad86ec,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad86ec,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad86ec to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ad86ec

In addition to using #ad86ec on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ad86ec in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ad86ec, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 134, Blue = 236). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ad86ec in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ad86ec
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 134, 236)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ad86ec; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ad86ec; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ad86ec; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 134, 236);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ad86ec")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:134, blue:236, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:134 blue:236 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 134f, 236f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 134, 236);
 

#ad86ec Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ad86ec the same way. For those with color blindness, #ad86ec might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ad86ec looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ad86ec is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ad86ec looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ad86ec will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ad86ec is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text