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Colour

#AD00EF

  • #AD00EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AD00EF is a violet with RGB values 173, 0, 239 and HSL 283°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AD00EF#AD00EF
HEX#AD00EF
RGBrgb(173, 0, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0, 0.9373
RGB percentages67.8%, 0%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(283.4, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK27.6%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,337,967
CSS custom property--colour: #AD00EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#52FF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#A4578Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2Magenta · ΔE 25.2Medium blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42EF00
Analogous#3600EF, #EF00B9
Triadic#EFAD00, #00EFAD
Split complementary#B9EF00, #00EF36
Tetradic#EF3600, #42EF00, #00B9EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECBCFF
Lighter +30%#DE89FF
Lighter +20%#D056FF
Lighter +10%#C223FF
Darker −10%#8800BC
Darker −20%#630089
Darker −30%#3E0056
Darker −40%#190023
More saturated +25%#AD00EF
Less saturated −25%#A01ED1

Channel breakdown

R173
G0
B239
Red173 (67.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue283.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 00 · B EF

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