Colour

#AD00A4

#AD00A4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD00A4 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 0, 164 and HSL 303°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#AD00A4

RGBrgb(173, 0, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0, 0.6431

RGB percentages67.8%, 0%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(303.1, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 5.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,337,892

CSS custom property--colour: #AD00A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#52FF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A67A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B4295Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.6 Purple · ΔE 17.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2 Orchid · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00AD09

Analogous#6000AD, #AD004D

Triadic#A4AD00, #00A4AD

Split complementary#4DAD00, #00AD60

Tetradic#AD6000, #00AD09, #004DAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF7AF8

Lighter +30%#FF47F5

Lighter +20%#FF14F3

Lighter +10%#E000D4

Darker −10%#7A0074

Darker −20%#470043

Darker −30%#140013

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AD00A4

Less saturated −25%#971691

Channel breakdown

R173

B164

Red173 (67.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue303.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 00 · B A4

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