Colour

#AD4EAD

#AD4EAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AD4EAD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 78, 173 and HSL 300°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AD4EAD#AD4EAD

HEX#AD4EAD

RGBrgb(173, 78, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3059, 0.6784

RGB percentages67.8%, 30.6%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(300, 37.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 54.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,357,869

CSS custom property--colour: #AD4EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#52B152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#446CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#6378AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B25976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Violet · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EAD4E

Analogous#7E4EAD, #AD4E7E

Triadic#ADAD4E, #4EADAD

Split complementary#7EAD4E, #4EAD7E

Tetradic#AD7E4E, #4EAD4E, #4E7EAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EED9EE

Lighter +30%#DEB6DE

Lighter +20%#CE93CE

Lighter +10%#BE70BE

Darker −10%#8A3E8A

Darker −20%#672E67

Darker −30%#441E44

Darker −40%#200F20

More saturated +25%#CC2FCC

Less saturated −25%#8E6D8E

Channel breakdown

R173

G78

B173

Red173 (67.8%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)37.85%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR AD · G 4E · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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