Recognised as Colour

#AD4EFF

#AD4EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#AD4EFF is a violet with RGB values 173, 78, 255 and HSL 272°, 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#AD4EFF

RGBrgb(173, 78, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3059, 1

RGB percentages67.8%, 30.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.2, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK32.2%, 69.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,357,951

CSS custom property--colour: #AD4EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#52B100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9E77A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Dark violet · ΔE 16.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0FF4E

Analogous#554EFF, #FF4EF8

Triadic#FFAD4E, #4EFFAD

Split complementary#F9FF4E, #4EFF54

Tetradic#FF544E, #A0FF4E, #4EF8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E7FF

Lighter +20%#DCB4FF

Lighter +10%#C581FF

Darker −10%#951BFF

Darker −20%#7C00E7

Darker −30%#6100B4

Darker −40%#450081

More saturated +25%#AD4EFF

Less saturated −25%#AB64E9

Channel breakdown

R173

G78

B255

Red173 (67.8%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 4E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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