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Recognised as Colour

#AD08F8

  • #AD08F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AD08F8 is a violet with RGB values 173, 8, 248 and HSL 281°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AD08F8#AD08F8
HEX#AD08F8
RGBrgb(173, 8, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0314, 0.9725
RGB percentages67.8%, 3.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(281.3, 94.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 96.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK30.2%, 96.8%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,340,024
CSS custom property--colour: #AD08F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#52F707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A15C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Fuchsia · ΔE 26.5Magenta · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Medium blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53F808
Analogous#3508F8, #F808CB
Triadic#F8AD08, #08F8AD
Split complementary#CBF808, #08F835
Tetradic#F83508, #53F808, #08CBF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFCEFE
Lighter +30%#DE9DFC
Lighter +20%#CE6BFB
Lighter +10%#BD3AF9
Darker −10%#8B06C7
Darker −20%#680496
Darker −30%#460364
Darker −40%#230133
More saturated +25%#B001FF
Less saturated −25%#A128D8

Channel breakdown

R173
G8
B248
Red173 (67.8%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)94.49%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 08 · B F8

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