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Colour

#AD00C5

  • #AD00C5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD00C5 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 0, 197 and HSL 293°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD00C5#AD00C5
HEX#AD00C5
RGBrgb(173, 0, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0, 0.7725
RGB percentages67.8%, 0%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(292.7, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK12.2%, 100%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,337,925
CSS custom property--colour: #AD00C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#52FF3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D6AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AE3F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18C500
Analogous#4A00C5, #C5007B
Triadic#C5AD00, #00C5AD
Split complementary#7BC500, #00C54A
Tetradic#C54A00, #18C500, #007BC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F292FF
Lighter +30%#EC5FFF
Lighter +20%#E52CFF
Lighter +10%#DA00F8
Darker −10%#800092
Darker −20%#53005F
Darker −30%#27002C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AD00C5
Less saturated −25%#9A19AC

Channel breakdown

R173
G0
B197
Red173 (67.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue292.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 00 · B C5

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