Recognised as Colour

#AD458C

#AD458C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD458C is a magenta with RGB values 173, 69, 140 and HSL 319°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#AD458C

RGBrgb(173, 69, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2706, 0.549

RGB percentages67.8%, 27.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(319, 43%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319, 60.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 60.1%, 19.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,355,532

CSS custom property--colour: #AD458C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#52BA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C618Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B74662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Hot pink · ΔE 25.3 Purple · ΔE 25.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45AD66

Analogous#9A45AD, #AD4558

Triadic#8CAD45, #458CAD

Split complementary#58AD45, #45AD9A

Tetradic#AD9A45, #45AD66, #4558AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDD1E4

Lighter +30%#DEADCF

Lighter +20%#D088B9

Lighter +10%#C164A4

Darker −10%#89366E

Darker −20%#642851

Darker −30%#401933

Darker −40%#1B0B16

More saturated +25%#CB2797

Less saturated −25%#8F6381

Channel breakdown

R173

G69

B140

Red173 (67.8%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue319.04°

Saturation (HSL)42.98%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 45 · B 8C

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