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Recognised as Colour

#AD18BD

  • #AD18BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD18BD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 24, 189 and HSL 294°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD18BD#AD18BD
HEX#AD18BD
RGBrgb(173, 24, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0941, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.8%, 9.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(294.2, 77.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 87.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK8.5%, 87.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,344,061
CSS custom property--colour: #AD18BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#52E742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C6BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B04070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28BD18
Analogous#5B18BD, #BD187A
Triadic#BDAD18, #18BDAD
Split complementary#7BBD18, #18BD5B
Tetradic#BD5B18, #28BD18, #187ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEACF5
Lighter +30%#E47FEF
Lighter +20%#DA52E9
Lighter +10%#D125E3
Darker −10%#841290
Darker −20%#5A0D62
Darker −30%#310735
Darker −40%#070108
More saturated +25%#C000D5
Less saturated −25%#9833A2

Channel breakdown

R173
G24
B189
Red173 (67.8%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue294.18°
Saturation (HSL)77.46%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 18 · B BD

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