Colour
#AD51A1
- #AD51A1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AD51A1 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 81, 161 and HSL 308°, 36%, 50%. 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
#AD51A1#AD51A1
HEX#AD51A1
RGBrgb(173, 81, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3176, 0.6314
RGB percentages67.8%, 31.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(307.8, 36.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 53.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 6.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,358,625
CSS custom property--colour: #AD51A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 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#6A6A6A
Inverted#52AE5E
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51AD5D
Analogous#8B51AD, #AD5173
Triadic#A1AD51, #51A1AD
Split complementary#73AD51, #51AD8B
Tetradic#AD8B51, #51AD5D, #5173AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G81
B161
Red173 (67.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue307.83°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 51 · B A1
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