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Recognised as Colour

#AD3AAD

  • #AD3AAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD3AAD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 58, 173 and HSL 300°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD3AAD#AD3AAD
HEX#AD3AAD
RGBrgb(173, 58, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2275, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.8%, 22.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300, 49.8%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 66.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,352,749
CSS custom property--colour: #AD3AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#52C552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2962B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5771AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B24A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark magenta · ΔE 13.1Purple · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AAD3A
Analogous#743AAD, #AD3A74
Triadic#ADAD3A, #3AADAD
Split complementary#74AD3A, #3AAD74
Tetradic#AD743A, #3AAD3A, #3A74AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC7EC
Lighter +30%#DFA1DF
Lighter +20%#D37AD3
Lighter +10%#C654C6
Darker −10%#872D87
Darker −20%#612061
Darker −30%#3A143A
Darker −40%#140714
More saturated +25%#CA1DCA
Less saturated −25%#905790

Channel breakdown

R173
G58
B173
Red173 (67.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)49.78%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AD · G 3A · B AD

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