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Recognised as Colour

#AD4E98

  • #AD4E98
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AD4E98 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 78, 152 and HSL 313°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AD4E98#AD4E98
HEX#AD4E98
RGBrgb(173, 78, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3059, 0.5961
RGB percentages67.8%, 30.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(313.3, 37.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 54.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 12.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,357,848
CSS custom property--colour: #AD4E98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#52B167

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50689Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5526Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.5Medium violet red · ΔE 24.1Purple · ΔE 25.2Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Hot pink · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EAD63
Analogous#934EAD, #AD4E68
Triadic#98AD4E, #4E98AD
Split complementary#68AD4E, #4EAD93
Tetradic#AD934E, #4EAD63, #4E68AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED9E9
Lighter +30%#DEB6D5
Lighter +20%#CE93C1
Lighter +10%#BE70AD
Darker −10%#8A3E79
Darker −20%#672E5A
Darker −30%#441E3B
Darker −40%#200F1C
More saturated +25%#CC2FAA
Less saturated −25%#8E6D86

Channel breakdown

R173
G78
B152
Red173 (67.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue313.26°
Saturation (HSL)37.85%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 4E · B 98

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