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Recognised as Colour

#AD16F8

  • #AD16F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AD16F8 is a violet with RGB values 173, 22, 248 and HSL 280°, 94%, 53%. 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

#AD16F8#AD16F8
HEX#AD16F8
RGBrgb(173, 22, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0863, 0.9725
RGB percentages67.8%, 8.6%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(280.1, 94.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 91.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK30.2%, 91.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,343,608
CSS custom property--colour: #AD16F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#52E907

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A15F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4Magenta · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6Medium blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61F816
Analogous#3C16F8, #F816D2
Triadic#F8AD16, #16F8AD
Split complementary#D2F816, #16F83C
Tetradic#F83C16, #61F816, #16D2F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DCFE
Lighter +30%#E1ABFC
Lighter +20%#D079FB
Lighter +10%#BE48F9
Darker −10%#9006D5
Darker −20%#6F05A3
Darker −30%#4D0372
Darker −40%#2B0240
More saturated +25%#AF0FFF
Less saturated −25%#A334DA

Channel breakdown

R173
G22
B248
Red173 (67.8%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue280.09°
Saturation (HSL)94.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 16 · B F8

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