Colour

#AD00A8

#AD00A8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD00A8 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 0, 168 and HSL 302°, 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#AD00A8

RGBrgb(173, 0, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0, 0.6588

RGB percentages67.8%, 0%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(301.7, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 2.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,337,896

CSS custom property--colour: #AD00A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#52FF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Deuteranopia#4867A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B42C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 18.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00AD05

Analogous#5C00AD, #AD0051

Triadic#A8AD00, #00A8AD

Split complementary#51AD00, #00AD5C

Tetradic#AD5C00, #00AD05, #0051AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF7AFB

Lighter +30%#FF47FA

Lighter +20%#FF14F8

Lighter +10%#E000DA

Darker −10%#7A0076

Darker −20%#470045

Darker −30%#140013

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AD00A8

Less saturated −25%#971694

Channel breakdown

R173

B168

Red173 (67.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue301.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 00 · B A8

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