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Recognised as Colour

#AD5AD7

  • #AD5AD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD5AD7 is a violet with RGB values 173, 90, 215 and HSL 280°, 61%, 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

#AD5AD7#AD5AD7
HEX#AD5AD7
RGBrgb(173, 90, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3529, 0.8431
RGB percentages67.8%, 35.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(279.8, 61%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 58.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK19.5%, 58.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,360,983
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5AD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 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#757575
Inverted#52A528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#327ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5381D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A97090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 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 5.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84D75A
Analogous#6E5AD7, #D75AC3
Triadic#D7AD5A, #5AD7AD
Split complementary#C3D75A, #5AD76E
Tetradic#D76E5A, #84D75A, #5AC3D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EAD5F5
Lighter +20%#D6ACEB
Lighter +10%#C183E1
Darker −10%#9832CC
Darker −20%#7A28A3
Darker −30%#5B1E7A
Darker −40%#3D1451
More saturated +25%#B540F1
Less saturated −25%#A574BD

Channel breakdown

R173
G90
B215
Red173 (67.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue279.84°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 5A · B D7

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