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Recognised as Colour

#AD138D

  • #AD138D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD138D is a magenta with RGB values 173, 19, 141 and HSL 312°, 80%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AD138D#AD138D
HEX#AD138D
RGBrgb(173, 19, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0745, 0.5529
RGB percentages67.8%, 7.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(312.5, 80.2%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 89%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 89%, 18.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,342,733
CSS custom property--colour: #AD138D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#52EC72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#225090no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#58668Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B81D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.9Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#13AD33
Analogous#8013AD, #AD1340
Triadic#8DAD13, #138DAD
Split complementary#40AD13, #13AD80
Tetradic#AD8013, #13AD33, #1340AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F498E1
Lighter +30%#EF6AD3
Lighter +20%#EA3CC6
Lighter +10%#DB18B2
Darker −10%#7F0E68
Darker −20%#510942
Darker −30%#23041D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C00098
Less saturated −25%#952B7F

Channel breakdown

R173
G19
B141
Red173 (67.8%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue312.47°
Saturation (HSL)80.21%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 13 · B 8D

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