Colour

#AD14FF

#AD14FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AD14FF is a violet with RGB values 173, 20, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#AD14FF

RGBrgb(173, 20, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0784, 1

RGB percentages67.8%, 7.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(279.1, 100%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 92.2%, 100%)

CMYK32.2%, 92.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,343,103

CSS custom property--colour: #AD14FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#52EB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9F6297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6 Magenta · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 30 Medium blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#66FF14

Analogous#3714FF, #FF14DC

Triadic#FFAD14, #14FFAD

Split complementary#DBFF14, #14FF38

Tetradic#FF3814, #66FF14, #14DCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4E0FF

Lighter +30%#E2ADFF

Lighter +20%#D17AFF

Lighter +10%#BF47FF

Darker −10%#9200E0

Darker −20%#7100AD

Darker −30%#4F007A

Darker −40%#2E0047

More saturated +25%#AD14FF

Less saturated −25%#A431E2

Channel breakdown

R173

G20

B255

Red173 (67.8%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue279.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 14 · B FF

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