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Recognised as Colour

#AD287D

  • #AD287D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD287D is a magenta with RGB values 173, 40, 125 and HSL 322°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD287D#AD287D
HEX#AD287D
RGBrgb(173, 40, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1569, 0.4902
RGB percentages67.8%, 15.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(321.7, 62.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 76.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 76.9%, 27.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,348,093
CSS custom property--colour: #AD287D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#52D782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B527Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#63697Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B9244Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.9Purple · ΔE 23Dark magenta · ΔE 24Hot pink · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 28.6Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28AD58
Analogous#9B28AD, #AD283A
Triadic#7DAD28, #287DAD
Split complementary#3AAD28, #28AD9B
Tetradic#AD9B28, #28AD58, #283AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB3D9
Lighter +30%#E48AC4
Lighter +20%#DA61AE
Lighter +10%#D13799
Darker −10%#841E5F
Darker −20%#5A1541
Darker −30%#310B23
Darker −40%#070205
More saturated +25%#C80D84
Less saturated −25%#924376

Channel breakdown

R173
G40
B125
Red173 (67.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue321.65°
Saturation (HSL)62.44%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 28 · B 7D

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