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Recognised as Colour

#AD58E4

  • #AD58E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD58E4 is a violet with RGB values 173, 88, 228 and HSL 276°, 72%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD58E4#AD58E4
HEX#AD58E4
RGBrgb(173, 88, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3451, 0.8941
RGB percentages67.8%, 34.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(276.4, 72.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 61.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK24.1%, 61.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,360,484
CSS custom property--colour: #AD58E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#52A71B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#157CE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4681E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A57396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FE458
Analogous#6758E4, #E458D5
Triadic#E4AD58, #58E4AD
Split complementary#D5E458, #58E467
Tetradic#E46758, #8FE458, #58D5E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDCF9
Lighter +20%#D8B0F2
Lighter +10%#C384EB
Darker −10%#972CDD
Darker −20%#7C1EB8
Darker −30%#5E178C
Darker −40%#411060
More saturated +25%#B240FC
Less saturated −25%#A870CC

Channel breakdown

R173
G88
B228
Red173 (67.8%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue276.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.16%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 58 · B E4

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