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Recognised as Colour

#AD1898

  • #AD1898
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD1898 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 24, 152 and HSL 308°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AD1898#AD1898
HEX#AD1898
RGBrgb(173, 24, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0941, 0.5961
RGB percentages67.8%, 9.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(308.5, 75.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 86.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 86.1%, 12.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,344,024
CSS custom property--colour: #AD1898;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#52E767

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#18539Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#556895no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6295Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1Purple · ΔE 14.3Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18AD2D
Analogous#7818AD, #AD184D
Triadic#98AD18, #1898AD
Split complementary#4DAD18, #18AD78
Tetradic#AD7818, #18AD2D, #184DAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F29FE6
Lighter +30%#EC72DA
Lighter +20%#E546CF
Lighter +10%#DA1EBF
Darker −10%#801271
Darker −20%#530C49
Darker −30%#270522
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500A9
Less saturated −25%#943186

Channel breakdown

R173
G24
B152
Red173 (67.8%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue308.46°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 18 · B 98

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