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Recognised as Colour

#AD20AE

  • #AD20AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD20AE is a magenta with RGB values 173, 32, 174 and HSL 300°, 69%, 40%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#AD20AE#AD20AE
HEX#AD20AE
RGBrgb(173, 32, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1255, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.8%, 12.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(299.6, 68.9%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 81.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 81.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,346,094
CSS custom property--colour: #AD20AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#52DF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B23B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 17.7Orchid · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21AE20
Analogous#6620AE, #AE2068
Triadic#AEAD20, #20AEAD
Split complementary#68AE20, #20AE66
Tetradic#AE6620, #21AE20, #2068AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFABEF
Lighter +30%#E77FE8
Lighter +20%#DF54E0
Lighter +10%#D629D8
Darker −10%#821883
Darker −20%#571058
Darker −30%#2D082D
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#C606C8
Less saturated −25%#943A94

Channel breakdown

R173
G32
B174
Red173 (67.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue299.58°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 20 · B AE

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