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Recognised as Colour

#AD437E

  • #AD437E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD437E is a magenta with RGB values 173, 67, 126 and HSL 327°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AD437E#AD437E
HEX#AD437E
RGBrgb(173, 67, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2627, 0.4941
RGB percentages67.8%, 26.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(326.6, 44.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.6, 61.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 27.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,355,006
CSS custom property--colour: #AD437E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#52BC81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D717Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B93F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20Medium violet red · ΔE 21.9Hot pink · ΔE 25.4Orchid · ΔE 29.9Purple · ΔE 30.8Dark magenta · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43AD72
Analogous#A743AD, #AD4349
Triadic#7EAD43, #437EAD
Split complementary#49AD43, #43ADA7
Tetradic#ADA743, #43AD72, #4349AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCFE0
Lighter +30%#DEABC7
Lighter +20%#D086AF
Lighter +10%#C26197
Darker −10%#883563
Darker −20%#632748
Darker −30%#3F182E
Darker −40%#1A0A13
More saturated +25%#CB2581
Less saturated −25%#8F617B

Channel breakdown

R173
G67
B126
Red173 (67.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue326.6°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 43 · B 7E

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