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Recognised as Colour

#AD02CB

  • #AD02CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AD02CB is a magenta with RGB values 173, 2, 203 and HSL 291°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AD02CB#AD02CB
HEX#AD02CB
RGBrgb(173, 2, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0078, 0.7961
RGB percentages67.8%, 0.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(291, 98%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 99%, 79.6%)
CMYK14.8%, 99%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,338,443
CSS custom property--colour: #AD02CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#52FD34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#246BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD4377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.3Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Fuchsia · ΔE 26.6Magenta · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20CB02
Analogous#4902CB, #CB0285
Triadic#CBAD02, #02CBAD
Split complementary#85CB02, #02CB48
Tetradic#CB4802, #20CB02, #0285CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF9BFE
Lighter +30%#E768FE
Lighter +20%#DF36FD
Lighter +10%#D703FD
Darker −10%#820298
Darker −20%#570166
Darker −30%#2C0133
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#AE00CD
Less saturated −25%#9B1CB1

Channel breakdown

R173
G2
B203
Red173 (67.8%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue291.04°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 02 · B CB

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