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Recognised as Colour

#AD2A80

  • #AD2A80
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD2A80 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 42, 128 and HSL 321°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD2A80#AD2A80
HEX#AD2A80
RGBrgb(173, 42, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1647, 0.502
RGB percentages67.8%, 16.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(320.6, 60.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 75.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.7%, 26%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,348,608
CSS custom property--colour: #AD2A80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#52D57F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3B5382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#636A7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B92752no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2AAD57
Analogous#982AAD, #AD2A3F
Triadic#80AD2A, #2A80AD
Split complementary#3EAD2A, #2AAD98
Tetradic#AD992A, #2AAD57, #2A3FAD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDB6DA
Lighter +30%#E38DC6
Lighter +20%#D964B1
Lighter +10%#CF3B9C
Darker −10%#842062
Darker −20%#5B1643
Darker −30%#320C25
Darker −40%#090207
More saturated +25%#C80F88
Less saturated −25%#924578

Channel breakdown

R173
G42
B128
Red173 (67.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue320.61°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 2A · B 80

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