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Recognised as Colour

#AD4EBD

  • #AD4EBD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD4EBD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 78, 189 and HSL 291°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD4EBD#AD4EBD
HEX#AD4EBD
RGBrgb(173, 78, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3059, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.8%, 30.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(291.4, 45.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 58.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK8.5%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,357,885
CSS custom property--colour: #AD4EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#52B142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#386FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A79BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AF5F7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Orchid · ΔE 15Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 20.7Violet · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBD4E
Analogous#754EBD, #BD4E96
Triadic#BDAD4E, #4EBDAD
Split complementary#95BD4E, #4EBD76
Tetradic#BD764E, #5EBD4E, #4E95BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E3F4
Lighter +30%#E1BDE7
Lighter +20%#CF98D9
Lighter +10%#BE73CB
Darker −10%#8F3B9D
Darker −20%#6D2D78
Darker −30%#4C1F53
Darker −40%#2A112E
More saturated +25%#C330DB
Less saturated −25%#976C9F

Channel breakdown

R173
G78
B189
Red173 (67.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue291.35°
Saturation (HSL)45.68%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 4E · B BD

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