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Recognised as Colour

#AD31CD

  • #AD31CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD31CD is a violet with RGB values 173, 49, 205 and HSL 288°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD31CD#AD31CD
HEX#AD31CD
RGBrgb(173, 49, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1922, 0.8039
RGB percentages67.8%, 19.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(287.7, 61.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 76.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK15.6%, 76.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,350,477
CSS custom property--colour: #AD31CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15489WCAG 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 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#52CE32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3971CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC537Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 23Purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51CD31
Analogous#5F31CD, #CD319F
Triadic#CDAD31, #31CDAD
Split complementary#9FCD31, #31CD5F
Tetradic#CD5F31, #51CD31, #319FCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED5F5
Lighter +30%#DEACEB
Lighter +20%#CE83E1
Lighter +10%#BE5AD7
Darker −10%#8A27A4
Darker −20%#681D7B
Darker −30%#451352
Darker −40%#220A28
More saturated +25%#C011ED
Less saturated −25%#9A51AD

Channel breakdown

R173
G49
B205
Red173 (67.8%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue287.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.42%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 31 · B CD

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