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Recognised as Colour

#AD24CC

  • #AD24CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD24CC is a violet with RGB values 173, 36, 204 and HSL 289°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD24CC#AD24CC
HEX#AD24CC
RGBrgb(173, 36, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1412, 0.8
RGB percentages67.8%, 14.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(288.9, 70%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 82.4%, 80%)
CMYK15.2%, 82.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,347,148
CSS custom property--colour: #AD24CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#52DB33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#316FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AD4C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark violet · ΔE 14.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7Purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43CC24
Analogous#5924CC, #CC2497
Triadic#CCAD24, #24CCAD
Split complementary#97CC24, #24CC59
Tetradic#CC5924, #43CC24, #2497CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDC7F5
Lighter +30%#DE9CED
Lighter +20%#D070E6
Lighter +10%#C245DE
Darker −10%#881CA1
Darker −20%#631575
Darker −30%#3F0D4A
Darker −40%#1A051F
More saturated +25%#C006EA
Less saturated −25%#9A42AE

Channel breakdown

R173
G36
B204
Red173 (67.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue288.93°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 24 · B CC

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