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Recognised as Colour

#AD30DE

  • #AD30DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD30DE is a violet with RGB values 173, 48, 222 and HSL 283°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD30DE#AD30DE
HEX#AD30DE
RGBrgb(173, 48, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1882, 0.8706
RGB percentages67.8%, 18.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(283.1, 72.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 78.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 78.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,350,238
CSS custom property--colour: #AD30DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#52CF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D73DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A85A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Dark violet · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Fuchsia · ΔE 28.6Magenta · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61DE30
Analogous#5630DE, #DE30B8
Triadic#DEAD30, #30DEAD
Split complementary#B8DE30, #30DE56
Tetradic#DE5630, #61DE30, #30B8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E0FA
Lighter +30%#E1B4F3
Lighter +20%#D088EC
Lighter +10%#BE5CE5
Darker −10%#901EBD
Darker −20%#6F1791
Darker −30%#4D1065
Darker −40%#2B0939
More saturated +25%#BA12FC
Less saturated −25%#A04EC0

Channel breakdown

R173
G48
B222
Red173 (67.8%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue283.1°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 30 · B DE

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