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Recognised as Colour

#AD59DA

  • #AD59DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD59DA is a violet with RGB values 173, 89, 218 and HSL 279°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD59DA#AD59DA
HEX#AD59DA
RGBrgb(173, 89, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.349, 0.8549
RGB percentages67.8%, 34.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(279.1, 63.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 59.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK20.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,360,730
CSS custom property--colour: #AD59DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#52A625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C7ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5080D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A87191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86DA59
Analogous#6C59DA, #DA59C7
Triadic#DAAD59, #59DAAD
Split complementary#C6DA59, #59DA6D
Tetradic#DA6D59, #86DA59, #59C7DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBD6F6
Lighter +20%#D6ACED
Lighter +10%#C283E3
Darker −10%#982FD1
Darker −20%#7A25A8
Darker −30%#5C1C7E
Darker −40%#3D1354
More saturated +25%#B540F3
Less saturated −25%#A572C1

Channel breakdown

R173
G89
B218
Red173 (67.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)63.55%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 59 · B DA

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