Colour

#AD4CFF

#AD4CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#AD4CFF is a violet with RGB values 173, 76, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#AD4CFF

RGBrgb(173, 76, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.298, 1

RGB percentages67.8%, 29.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.5, 100%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 70.2%, 100%)

CMYK32.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,357,439

CSS custom property--colour: #AD4CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#52B300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#007FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9E76A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.2 Dark violet · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EFF4C

Analogous#544CFF, #FF4CF7

Triadic#FFAD4C, #4CFFAD

Split complementary#F8FF4C, #4CFF54

Tetradic#FF544C, #9EFF4C, #4CF8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E5FF

Lighter +20%#DCB2FF

Lighter +10%#C47FFF

Darker −10%#9619FF

Darker −20%#7C00E5

Darker −30%#6000B2

Darker −40%#45007F

More saturated +25%#AD4CFF

Less saturated −25%#AB62E9

Channel breakdown

R173

G76

B255

Red173 (67.8%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 4C · B FF

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Colour values

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