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Recognised as Colour

#AD5AC9

  • #AD5AC9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD5AC9 is a violet with RGB values 173, 90, 201 and HSL 285°, 51%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD5AC9#AD5AC9
HEX#AD5AC9
RGBrgb(173, 90, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3529, 0.7882
RGB percentages67.8%, 35.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(284.9, 50.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 55.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK13.9%, 55.2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,360,969
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#52A536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4078CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7FC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC6C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6Orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76C95A
Analogous#755AC9, #C95AAE
Triadic#C9AD5A, #5AC9AD
Split complementary#AEC95A, #5AC975
Tetradic#C9755A, #76C95A, #5AAEC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F4FB
Lighter +30%#E6CDEF
Lighter +20%#D3A7E2
Lighter +10%#C080D6
Darker −10%#963BB5
Darker −20%#762F8E
Darker −30%#562268
Darker −40%#361542
More saturated +25%#BB3FE4
Less saturated −25%#9F75AE

Channel breakdown

R173
G90
B201
Red173 (67.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue284.86°
Saturation (HSL)50.68%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 5A · B C9

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