#ad12ef Color Information

#ad12ef 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 #ad12ef. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 7.1% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 27.6% Cyan, 92.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 282.1°, with saturation of 87.4% and lightness of 50.4%. The decimal value for #ad12ef is 11342575, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9900ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ad12ef 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#ad12ef Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 18, 239 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 7.1%, 93.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.929, 0.063 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.276, 0.925, 0, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color282.1°, 87.4%, 50.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color282.1°, 92.5%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.030, 15.549, 82.922 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 18, 239 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11342575 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.377, 82.662, -75.095 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.377, 111.679, 317.746 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.377, 35.384, -118.544 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.432, 80.513, -97.079 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.251, 0.118, 15.549 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289532655 / 0xffad12ef Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9900ff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ad12ef

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ad12ef, its pure hue is 282.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.4%, and its lightness is 50.4%. 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 #ad12ef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16021e to #9710d1.

Tints of #ad12ef

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ad12ef, its pure hue is 282.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.4%, and its lightness is 50.4%. 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 #ad12ef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b730f1 to #f5e1fd.

Tones of #ad12ef

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ad12ef, its pure hue is 282.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.4%, 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 #ad12ef, which range from #818181 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b302ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ad12ef

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ad12ef! For #ad12ef, 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, #ad12ef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ad12ef

This color, #ad12ef, consists of 67.8% Red, 7.1% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 18, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ad12ef is 27.6% Cyan, 92.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C27.6%
G7.1%
M92.5%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 18 239
Octal 255 22 357
Hexa #ad #12 #ef
Binary 10101101 00010010 11101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 27 92 0 6
Octal 33 134 0 6
Hexa #1b #5c #00 #06
Binary 00011011 01011100 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #ad12ef

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ad12ef — which has hue 282.1° — its analogous colors are located at 252.1° and 312.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad12ef.

Triadic Colors of #ad12ef

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 #ad12ef — which has hue 282.1° — its triadic colors are located at 42.1° and 282.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad12ef.

Complementary Color of #ad12ef

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ad12ef — which has hue 282.1° — its complementary color is located at 102.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad12ef.

Split Complementary Colors of #ad12ef

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 #ad12ef — which has hue 282.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 72.1° and 282.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad12ef.

Tetradic Colors of #ad12ef

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 #ad12ef — which has hue 282.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 192.1°, 282.1°, 12.1°, and 102.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad12ef.

Monochromatic Colors of #ad12ef

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ad12ef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #570c76 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d885fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ad12ef

We want to make getting started with #ad12ef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ad12ef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ad12ef 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 #ad12ef with other HTML elements.

#ad12ef Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ad12ef.
<span style="color: #ad12ef;">The color of this text is #ad12ef.</span>

#ad12ef Background Color

The background color for this text is #ad12ef.
<div style="background-color: #ad12ef; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ad12ef.</div>

#ad12ef Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ad12ef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ad12ef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ad12ef.</span>

#ad12ef Border Color

This is a div with border color #ad12ef.
<div style="border: #ad12ef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ad12ef.</div>

#ad12ef Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad12ef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad12ef; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad12ef on a white background.</div></div>

#ad12ef Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad12ef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad12ef; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad12ef on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ad12ef to White

This is a gradient from #ad12ef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad12ef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad12ef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad12ef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad12ef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad12ef to white.</div>

Gradient from #ad12ef to Black

This is a gradient from #ad12ef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad12ef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad12ef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad12ef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad12ef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad12ef to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ad12ef

In addition to using #ad12ef 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 #ad12ef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ad12ef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 18, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ad12ef 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 #ad12ef
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 18, 239)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ad12ef; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ad12ef; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ad12ef; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 18, 239);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ad12ef")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:18, blue:239, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:18 blue:239 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 18f, 239f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 18, 239);
 

#ad12ef Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ad12ef the same way. For those with color blindness, #ad12ef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ad12ef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ad12ef 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 #ad12ef 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 #ad12ef 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 #ad12ef 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 5.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ad12ef would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text