Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ad8bfa, its pure hue is 258.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.7%, and its lightness is 76.3%. 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 #ad8bfa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16111f to #977adb.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ad8bfa. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 54.5% Green, and 98.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 30.8% Cyan, 44.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 258.4°, with saturation of 91.7% and lightness of 76.3%. The decimal value for #ad8bfa is 11373562, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ad8bfa is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #ad8bfa
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ad8bfa, its pure hue is 258.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.7%, and its lightness is 76.3%. 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 #ad8bfa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b79afb to #f5f1fe.
Tones of #ad8bfa
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ad8bfa, its pure hue is 258.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.7%, 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 #ad8bfa, which range from #c3c3c3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ab86ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #ad8bfa
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ad8bfa! For #ad8bfa, 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, #ad8bfa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #ad8bfa
This color, #ad8bfa, consists of 67.8% Red, 54.5% Green, and 98.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 139, Blue = 250. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ad8bfa is 30.8% Cyan, 44.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 173 | 139 | 250 |
Octal | 255 | 213 | 372 |
Hexa | #ad | #8b | #fa |
Binary | 10101101 | 10001011 | 11111010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 30 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
Octal | 36 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
Hexa | #1e | #2c | #00 | #01 |
Binary | 00011110 | 00101100 | 00000000 | 00000001 |
Analogous Colors of #ad8bfa
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ad8bfa — which has hue 258.4° — its analogous colors are located at 228.4° and 288.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad8bfa.
Triadic Colors of #ad8bfa
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 #ad8bfa — which has hue 258.4° — its triadic colors are located at 18.4° and 258.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad8bfa.
Complementary Color of #ad8bfa
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ad8bfa — which has hue 258.4° — its complementary color is located at 78.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad8bfa.
Split Complementary Colors of #ad8bfa
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 #ad8bfa — which has hue 258.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 48.4° and 258.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad8bfa.
Tetradic Colors of #ad8bfa
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 #ad8bfa — which has hue 258.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 168.4°, 258.4°, 348.4°, and 78.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad8bfa.
Monochromatic Colors of #ad8bfa
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ad8bfa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8555f4 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d6c4fe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ad8bfa
We want to make getting started with #ad8bfa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ad8bfa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ad8bfa 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 #ad8bfa with other HTML elements.
#ad8bfa Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #ad8bfa;">The color of this text is #ad8bfa.</span>
#ad8bfa Background Color
<div style="background-color: #ad8bfa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ad8bfa.</div>
#ad8bfa Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ad8bfa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ad8bfa.</span>
#ad8bfa Border Color
<div style="border: #ad8bfa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ad8bfa.</div>
#ad8bfa Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad8bfa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad8bfa on a white background.</div></div>
#ad8bfa Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad8bfa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad8bfa on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #ad8bfa to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad8bfa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad8bfa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad8bfa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad8bfa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad8bfa to white.</div>
Gradient from #ad8bfa to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad8bfa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad8bfa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad8bfa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad8bfa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad8bfa to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #ad8bfa
In addition to using #ad8bfa 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 #ad8bfa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ad8bfa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 139, Blue = 250). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ad8bfa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #ad8bfa |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(173, 139, 250) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #ad8bfa; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #ad8bfa; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #ad8bfa; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(173, 139, 250); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#ad8bfa") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:173, green:139, blue:250, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:139 blue:250 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(173f, 139f, 250f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(173, 139, 250); |
#ad8bfa Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #ad8bfa the same way. For those with color blindness, #ad8bfa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ad8bfa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ad8bfa 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 #ad8bfa 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 #ad8bfa 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #ad8bfa 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 2.7:1 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.