Recognised as Colour

#AD3775

#AD3775
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD3775 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 55, 117 and HSL 328°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD3775#AD3775

HEX#AD3775

RGBrgb(173, 55, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2157, 0.4588

RGB percentages67.8%, 21.6%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(328.5, 51.8%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.5, 68.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 68.2%, 32.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,351,925

CSS custom property--colour: #AD3775;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#52C88A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495777no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6C72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#BA3051no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Hot pink · ΔE 25.3 Purple · ΔE 30.8 Orchid · ΔE 32.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#37AD6F

Analogous#AA37AD, #AD373A

Triadic#75AD37, #3775AD

Split complementary#3AAD37, #37ADAA

Tetradic#ADAA37, #37AD6F, #373AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECC4D9

Lighter +30%#E09DC0

Lighter +20%#D476A7

Lighter +10%#C7508F

Darker −10%#862B5B

Darker −20%#601E41

Darker −30%#391226

Darker −40%#12060C

More saturated +25%#CA1B76

Less saturated −25%#915474

Channel breakdown

R173

G55

B117

Red173 (67.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue328.47°

Saturation (HSL)51.75%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 37 · B 75

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