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Recognised as Colour

#AD53E8

  • #AD53E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD53E8 is a violet with RGB values 173, 83, 232 and HSL 276°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD53E8#AD53E8
HEX#AD53E8
RGBrgb(173, 83, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3255, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.8%, 32.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(276.2, 76.4%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 64.2%, 91%)
CMYK25.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,359,208
CSS custom property--colour: #AD53E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#52AC17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A57296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE853
Analogous#6353E8, #E853D8
Triadic#E8AD53, #53E8AD
Split complementary#D8E853, #53E863
Tetradic#E86353, #8EE853, #53D8E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDAFA
Lighter +20%#D8ADF4
Lighter +10%#C280EE
Darker −10%#9826E2
Darker −20%#7B19BC
Darker −30%#5E138F
Darker −40%#400D62
More saturated +25%#B23CFF
Less saturated −25%#A86BD0

Channel breakdown

R173
G83
B232
Red173 (67.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue276.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.41%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 53 · B E8

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