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Recognised as Colour

#AD2AD5

  • #AD2AD5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD2AD5 is a violet with RGB values 173, 42, 213 and HSL 286°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD2AD5#AD2AD5
HEX#AD2AD5
RGBrgb(173, 42, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1647, 0.8353
RGB percentages67.8%, 16.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(286, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,348,693
CSS custom property--colour: #AD2AD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#52D52A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2971D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3Dark violet · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9Fuchsia · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52D52A
Analogous#582AD5, #D52AA7
Triadic#D5AD2A, #2AD5AD
Split complementary#A7D52A, #2AD558
Tetradic#D5582A, #52D52A, #2AA7D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD4F7
Lighter +30%#DEAAEE
Lighter +20%#CE7FE6
Lighter +10%#BD55DD
Darker −10%#8A22AA
Darker −20%#681980
Darker −30%#451155
Darker −40%#23082B
More saturated +25%#BE0AF5
Less saturated −25%#9C4AB5

Channel breakdown

R173
G42
B213
Red173 (67.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue285.96°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 2A · B D5

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