Colour

#AD38C5

#AD38C5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD38C5 is a violet with RGB values 173, 56, 197 and HSL 290°, 56%, 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

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HEX#AD38C5

RGBrgb(173, 56, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2196, 0.7725

RGB percentages67.8%, 22%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(289.8, 55.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 71.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK12.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,352,261

CSS custom property--colour: #AD38C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#52C73A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4573C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AE537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10 Medium orchid · ΔE 10.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7 Purple · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50C538

Analogous#6638C5, #C53897

Triadic#C5AD38, #38C5AD

Split complementary#97C538, #38C566

Tetradic#C56638, #50C538, #3897C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EED6F3

Lighter +30%#DEAEE8

Lighter +20%#CE86DD

Lighter +10%#BE5FD1

Darker −10%#8A2D9D

Darker −20%#672176

Darker −30%#44164E

Darker −40%#220B26

More saturated +25%#C218E5

Less saturated −25%#9858A5

Channel breakdown

R173

G56

B197

Red173 (67.8%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue289.79°

Saturation (HSL)55.73%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 38 · B C5

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