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Recognised as Colour

#AD3787

  • #AD3787
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD3787 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 55, 135 and HSL 319°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD3787#AD3787
HEX#AD3787
RGBrgb(173, 55, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2157, 0.5294
RGB percentages67.8%, 21.6%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(319.3, 51.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 68.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 22%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,351,943
CSS custom property--colour: #AD3787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#52C878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425A89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#656D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8375Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.7Purple · ΔE 22.3Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 25.2Pale violetred · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37AD5D
Analogous#9837AD, #AD374C
Triadic#87AD37, #3787AD
Split complementary#4CAD37, #37AD98
Tetradic#AD9837, #37AD5D, #374CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC4DF
Lighter +30%#E09DCA
Lighter +20%#D476B6
Lighter +10%#C750A1
Darker −10%#862B69
Darker −20%#601E4B
Darker −30%#39122C
Darker −40%#12060E
More saturated +25%#CA1B91
Less saturated −25%#91547D

Channel breakdown

R173
G55
B135
Red173 (67.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue319.32°
Saturation (HSL)51.75%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 37 · B 87

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