Colour

#AD227A

#AD227A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD227A is a magenta with RGB values 173, 34, 122 and HSL 322°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD227A#AD227A

HEX#AD227A

RGBrgb(173, 34, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1333, 0.4784

RGB percentages67.8%, 13.3%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(322, 67.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322, 80.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 80.3%, 29.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,346,554

CSS custom property--colour: #AD227A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#52DD85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#39507Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#626777no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA1B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.9 Purple · ΔE 23.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4 Hot pink · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22AD55

Analogous#9A22AD, #AD2235

Triadic#7AAD22, #227AAD

Split complementary#35AD22, #22AD9A

Tetradic#AD9A22, #22AD55, #2235AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFACD6

Lighter +30%#E682C1

Lighter +20%#DE57AC

Lighter +10%#D62C98

Darker −10%#821A5C

Darker −20%#58113E

Darker −30%#2D0920

Darker −40%#030002

More saturated +25%#C70881

Less saturated −25%#933C73

Channel breakdown

R173

G34

B122

Red173 (67.8%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue322.01°

Saturation (HSL)67.15%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 22 · B 7A

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