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Recognised as Colour

#AD32CC

  • #AD32CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD32CC is a violet with RGB values 173, 50, 204 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

#AD32CC#AD32CC
HEX#AD32CC
RGBrgb(173, 50, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1961, 0.8
RGB percentages67.8%, 19.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(287.9, 60.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 75.5%, 80%)
CMYK15.2%, 75.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,350,732
CSS custom property--colour: #AD32CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15525WCAG 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 black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#52CD33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B72C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC537Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 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 text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51CC32
Analogous#6032CC, #CC329E
Triadic#CCAD32, #32CCAD
Split complementary#9ECC32, #32CC60
Tetradic#CC6032, #51CC32, #329ECC

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%#8A28A3
Darker −20%#681E7A
Darker −30%#451451
Darker −40%#220A28
More saturated +25%#C012EC
Less saturated −25%#9A52AC

Channel breakdown

R173
G50
B204
Red173 (67.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue287.92°
Saturation (HSL)60.63%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 32 · B CC

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