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Recognised as Colour

#AD3B8B

  • #AD3B8B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD3B8B is a magenta with RGB values 173, 59, 139 and HSL 318°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD3B8B#AD3B8B
HEX#AD3B8B
RGBrgb(173, 59, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2314, 0.5451
RGB percentages67.8%, 23.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(317.9, 49.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.9, 65.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 19.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,352,971
CSS custom property--colour: #AD3B8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#52C474

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#435C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#666F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B73D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 23.5Hot pink · ΔE 25.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BAD5D
Analogous#963BAD, #AD3B52
Triadic#8BAD3B, #3B8BAD
Split complementary#52AD3B, #3BAD96
Tetradic#AD963B, #3BAD5D, #3B52AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC8E1
Lighter +30%#DFA2CD
Lighter +20%#D27CB8
Lighter +10%#C556A4
Darker −10%#872E6C
Darker −20%#61214E
Darker −30%#3B142F
Darker −40%#150711
More saturated +25%#CA1E97
Less saturated −25%#90587F

Channel breakdown

R173
G59
B139
Red173 (67.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue317.89°
Saturation (HSL)49.14%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 3B · B 8B

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