Vibrant Purple #AD03DE
Vibrant Purple is a medium-dark, vivid purple with hex code #AD03DE and RGB rgb(173, 3, 222).
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White text reads best on this color (5.46:1).
About this color
#AD03DE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.274 and its hue 315°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Vibrant Purple. White text reads best on it, at 5.46:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.274) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Vibrant Purple |
| Black text | 3.84:1 |
| White text | 5.46:1 |
Colors that go with Vibrant Purple
Matches found by rotating Vibrant Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Vibrant Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Vibrant Purple, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Vibrant Purple yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Vibrant Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Violet #AD0AFD ΔE 0.048
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.053
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.055
- Bright Purple #BE03FD ΔE 0.055
- Neon Purple #BC13FE ΔE 0.056
- Vivid Purple #9900FA ΔE 0.063
- Hot Purple #CB00F5 ΔE 0.066
More about Vibrant Purple
How to make Vibrant Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts purple
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #944DB4, a difference of ΔE 0.109 from Vibrant Purple. Vibrant Purple is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Vibrant Purple in every format
| HEX | #AD03DE |
| RGB | rgb(173, 3, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 97%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.274 315.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AD03DE | 5.46:1 | AA | Lc -80.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #AD03DE | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #AD03DE text on white | 5.46:1 | AA | Lc 74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AD03DE text on black | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -26.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
Shades and tints of Vibrant Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#FAF2FD
oklch(97% 0.017 316.9)
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Step 100
100
#F3E3FB
oklch(93.6% 0.036 314.6)
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Step 200
200
#EBCCF9
oklch(88.5% 0.069 315.3)
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Step 300
300
#DFA8F7
oklch(80.9% 0.123 315.3)
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Step 400
400
#CE73F3
oklch(70.6% 0.198 315.3)
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Step 500
500
#C043EF
oklch(63.1% 0.253 314.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#AD03DE
oklch(56% 0.274 315.1)
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Step 700
700
#9100BB
oklch(49.1% 0.242 315)
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Step 800
800
#78009B
oklch(42.8% 0.211 315.2)
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Step 900
900
#61157B
oklch(37.8% 0.164 315.4)
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Step 950
950
#391048
oklch(27.1% 0.104 315.4)
Vibrant Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0062E3 | 0.235 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006DDA | 0.240 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A84E82 | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #696969 | 0.277 |
Use Vibrant Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.