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Colour

#AD36F6

  • #AD36F6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#AD36F6 is a violet with RGB values 173, 54, 246 and HSL 277°, 91%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#AD36F6#AD36F6
HEX#AD36F6
RGBrgb(173, 54, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2118, 0.9647
RGB percentages67.8%, 21.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(277.2, 91.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 78%, 96.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 78%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,351,798
CSS custom property--colour: #AD36F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#52C909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A16897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.7Dark violet · ΔE 10.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Fuchsia · ΔE 27.9Magenta · ΔE 27.9Medium orchid · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FF636
Analogous#4D36F6, #F636DF
Triadic#F6AD36, #36F6AD
Split complementary#DFF636, #36F64D
Tetradic#F64D36, #7FF636, #36DFF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FF
Lighter +30%#E9C8FD
Lighter +20%#D598FA
Lighter +10%#C167F8
Darker −10%#980BEE
Darker −20%#7908BE
Darker −30%#5A068D
Darker −40%#3B045C
More saturated +25%#AF2DFF
Less saturated −25%#A750DC

Channel breakdown

R173
G54
B246
Red173 (67.8%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue277.19°
Saturation (HSL)91.43%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 36 · B F6

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