Colour

#AD29BC

#AD29BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD29BC is a magenta with RGB values 173, 41, 188 and HSL 294°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AD29BC

RGBrgb(173, 41, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1608, 0.7373

RGB percentages67.8%, 16.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(293.9, 64.2%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 78.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK8%, 78.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,348,412

CSS custom property--colour: #AD29BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#52D643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#446EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B04673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9 Purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 23.1 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38BC29

Analogous#6429BC, #BC2982

Triadic#BCAD29, #29BCAD

Split complementary#81BC29, #29BC64

Tetradic#BC6429, #38BC29, #2981BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECC0F1

Lighter +30%#E096E8

Lighter +20%#D36CDF

Lighter +10%#C742D6

Darker −10%#862092

Darker −20%#601768

Darker −30%#390E3E

Darker −40%#130415

More saturated +25%#C40CD9

Less saturated −25%#96469F

Channel breakdown

R173

G41

B188

Red173 (67.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue293.88°

Saturation (HSL)64.19%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 29 · B BC

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