Colour

#AD4FC3

#AD4FC3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD4FC3 is a violet with RGB values 173, 79, 195 and HSL 289°, 49%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AD4FC3

RGBrgb(173, 79, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3098, 0.7647

RGB percentages67.8%, 31%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(288.6, 49.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 59.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK11.3%, 59.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,358,147

CSS custom property--colour: #AD4FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#52B03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3470C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#577AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AE6182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.1 Orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65C34F

Analogous#734FC3, #C34F9F

Triadic#C3AD4F, #4FC3AD

Split complementary#9FC34F, #4FC373

Tetradic#C3734F, #65C34F, #4F9FC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E7F7

Lighter +30%#E2C1EA

Lighter +20%#D09BDD

Lighter +10%#BF75D0

Darker −10%#9239A6

Darker −20%#702C80

Darker −30%#4F1F5A

Darker −40%#2E1234

More saturated +25%#BF31E1

Less saturated −25%#9B6DA5

Channel breakdown

R173

G79

B195

Red173 (67.8%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue288.62°

Saturation (HSL)49.15%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 4F · B C3

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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