Recognised as Colour

#AD52D0

#AD52D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD52D0 is a violet with RGB values 173, 82, 208 and HSL 283°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AD52D0

RGBrgb(173, 82, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3216, 0.8157

RGB percentages67.8%, 32.2%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(283.3, 57.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 60.6%, 81.6%)

CMYK16.8%, 60.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,358,928

CSS custom property--colour: #AD52D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#52AD2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A75D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#517DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AB6889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.04, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75D052

Analogous#6E52D0, #D052B4

Triadic#D0AD52, #52D0AD

Split complementary#B4D052, #52D06E

Tetradic#D06E52, #75D052, #52B4D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F2FC

Lighter +30%#E6CAF1

Lighter +20%#D3A2E6

Lighter +10%#C07ADB

Darker −10%#9633BC

Darker −20%#762894

Darker −30%#561D6C

Darker −40%#361244

More saturated +25%#B937EB

Less saturated −25%#A16EB4

Channel breakdown

R173

G82

B208

Red173 (67.8%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue283.33°

Saturation (HSL)57.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 52 · B D0

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Colour values

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