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Recognised as Colour

#AD41E8

  • #AD41E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD41E8 is a violet with RGB values 173, 65, 232 and HSL 279°, 78%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD41E8#AD41E8
HEX#AD41E8
RGBrgb(173, 65, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2549, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.8%, 25.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(278.8, 78.4%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 72%, 91%)
CMYK25.4%, 72%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,354,600
CSS custom property--colour: #AD41E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#52BE17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2179E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A56791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Blue violet · ΔE 12.5Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28Fuchsia · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CE841
Analogous#5941E8, #E841D0
Triadic#E8AD41, #41E8AD
Split complementary#D0E841, #41E859
Tetradic#E85941, #7CE841, #41D0E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF7FE
Lighter +30%#E8C9F9
Lighter +20%#D49CF3
Lighter +10%#C16EEE
Darker −10%#971BDB
Darker −20%#7815AE
Darker −30%#591080
Darker −40%#390A53
More saturated +25%#B42AFF
Less saturated −25%#A55CCD

Channel breakdown

R173
G65
B232
Red173 (67.8%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue278.8°
Saturation (HSL)78.4%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 41 · B E8

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