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Recognised as Colour

#AD27B1

  • #AD27B1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AD27B1 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 39, 177 and HSL 298°, 64%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AD27B1#AD27B1
HEX#AD27B1
RGBrgb(173, 39, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1529, 0.6941
RGB percentages67.8%, 15.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(298.3, 63.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 78%, 69.4%)
CMYK2.3%, 78%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,347,889
CSS custom property--colour: #AD27B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#52D84E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B2406Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BB127
Analogous#6827B1, #B12770
Triadic#B1AD27, #27B1AD
Split complementary#70B127, #27B168
Tetradic#B16827, #2BB127, #2770B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB5EF
Lighter +30%#E38BE6
Lighter +20%#D962DC
Lighter +10%#CF38D3
Darker −10%#841E87
Darker −20%#5B155D
Darker −30%#320B34
Darker −40%#0A020A
More saturated +25%#C60CCC
Less saturated −25%#944296

Channel breakdown

R173
G39
B177
Red173 (67.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue298.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.89%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 27 · B B1

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