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Recognised as Colour

#AD09AD

  • #AD09AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD09AD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 9, 173 and HSL 300°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AD09AD#AD09AD
HEX#AD09AD
RGBrgb(173, 9, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0353, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.8%, 3.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300, 90.1%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 94.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 94.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,340,205
CSS custom property--colour: #AD09AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#52F652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Deuteranopia#4668AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B33265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09AD09
Analogous#5B09AD, #AD095B
Triadic#ADAD09, #09ADAD
Split complementary#5BAD09, #09AD5B
Tetradic#AD5B09, #09AD09, #095BAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F989F9
Lighter +30%#F659F6
Lighter +20%#F428F4
Lighter +10%#DD0CDD
Darker −10%#7D067D
Darker −20%#4C044C
Darker −30%#1C011C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B600B6
Less saturated −25%#962096

Channel breakdown

R173
G9
B173
Red173 (67.8%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)90.11%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AD · G 09 · B AD

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