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Recognised as Colour

#AD44FF

  • #AD44FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#AD44FF is a violet with RGB values 173, 68, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#AD44FF#AD44FF
HEX#AD44FF
RGBrgb(173, 68, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2667, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 26.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.7, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,355,391
CSS custom property--colour: #AD44FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#52BB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9E729Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.3Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Fuchsia · ΔE 30.2Magenta · ΔE 30.2Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FF44
Analogous#5044FF, #FF44F3
Triadic#FFAD44, #44FFAD
Split complementary#F3FF44, #44FF4F
Tetradic#FF4F44, #96FF44, #44F3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0DDFF
Lighter +20%#DAAAFF
Lighter +10%#C377FF
Darker −10%#9711FF
Darker −20%#7C00DD
Darker −30%#5F00AA
Darker −40%#430077
More saturated +25%#AD44FF
Less saturated −25%#AA5BE8

Channel breakdown

R173
G68
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 44 · B FF

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