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Colour

#AD2DC6

  • #AD2DC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD2DC6 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 45, 198 and HSL 290°, 63%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD2DC6#AD2DC6
HEX#AD2DC6
RGBrgb(173, 45, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1765, 0.7765
RGB percentages67.8%, 17.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(290.2, 63%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 77.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK12.6%, 77.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,349,446
CSS custom property--colour: #AD2DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#52D239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D70C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AE4D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46C62D
Analogous#612DC6, #C62D92
Triadic#C6AD2D, #2DC6AD
Split complementary#93C62D, #2DC660
Tetradic#C6612D, #46C62D, #2D92C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCCF3
Lighter +30%#DEA2EA
Lighter +20%#CF79E0
Lighter +10%#C14FD7
Darker −10%#89249C
Darker −20%#641A73
Darker −30%#401149
Darker −40%#1C0720
More saturated +25%#C10FE4
Less saturated −25%#994BA8

Channel breakdown

R173
G45
B198
Red173 (67.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue290.2°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 2D · B C6

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