Recognised as Colour

#AD42BC

#AD42BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD42BC is a magenta with RGB values 173, 66, 188 and HSL 293°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD42BC#AD42BC

HEX#AD42BC

RGBrgb(173, 66, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2588, 0.7373

RGB percentages67.8%, 25.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(292.6, 48%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 64.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK8%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,354,812

CSS custom property--colour: #AD42BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#52BD43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2469C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Deuteranopia#5375B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AF5679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 16 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51BC42

Analogous#7042BC, #BC428E

Triadic#BCAD42, #42BCAD

Split complementary#8EBC42, #42BC70

Tetradic#BC7042, #51BC42, #428EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EED9F1

Lighter +30%#DEB3E4

Lighter +20%#CE8DD7

Lighter +10%#BE67CA

Darker −10%#8A3596

Darker −20%#682771

Darker −30%#451A4B

Darker −40%#220D25

More saturated +25%#C522DC

Less saturated −25%#95629C

Channel breakdown

R173

G66

B188

Red173 (67.8%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue292.62°

Saturation (HSL)48.03%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 42 · B BC

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Colour values

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