Colour

#AD4995

#AD4995
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AD4995 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 73, 149 and HSL 314°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AD4995

RGBrgb(173, 73, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2863, 0.5843

RGB percentages67.8%, 28.6%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(314.4, 40.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 57.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 57.8%, 13.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,356,565

CSS custom property--colour: #AD4995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#52B66A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6597no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#697492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B64D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1 Purple · ΔE 23.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1 Hot pink · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49AD61

Analogous#9349AD, #AD4963

Triadic#95AD49, #4995AD

Split complementary#63AD49, #49AD93

Tetradic#AD9349, #49AD61, #4963AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDD5E7

Lighter +30%#DEB1D3

Lighter +20%#CF8DBF

Lighter +10%#C069AB

Darker −10%#893A76

Darker −20%#652B57

Darker −30%#411C38

Darker −40%#1E0C19

More saturated +25%#CC2AA5

Less saturated −25%#8E6885

Channel breakdown

R173

G73

B149

Red173 (67.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue314.4°

Saturation (HSL)40.65%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 49 · B 95

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Colour values

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