Colour

#AD26C8

#AD26C8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD26C8 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 38, 200 and HSL 290°, 68%, 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

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HEX#AD26C8

RGBrgb(173, 38, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.149, 0.7843

RGB percentages67.8%, 14.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(290, 68.1%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 81%, 78.4%)

CMYK13.5%, 81%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,347,656

CSS custom property--colour: #AD26C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#52D937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#376FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD4B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3 Dark violet · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5 Purple · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41C826

Analogous#5C26C8, #C82692

Triadic#C8AD26, #26C8AD

Split complementary#92C826, #26C85C

Tetradic#C85C26, #41C826, #2692C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECC6F4

Lighter +30%#DE9BEC

Lighter +20%#D170E4

Lighter +10%#C345DC

Darker −10%#881E9D

Darker −20%#631672

Darker −30%#3E0E47

Darker −40%#19051D

More saturated +25%#C108E6

Less saturated −25%#9944AA

Channel breakdown

R173

G38

B200

Red173 (67.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)68.07%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 26 · B C8

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