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Recognised as Colour

#AD5AE0

  • #AD5AE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD5AE0 is a violet with RGB values 173, 90, 224 and HSL 277°, 68%, 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

#AD5AE0#AD5AE0
HEX#AD5AE0
RGBrgb(173, 90, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3529, 0.8784
RGB percentages67.8%, 35.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(277.2, 68.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 59.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK22.8%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,360,992
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21578WCAG 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 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#52A51F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#257CE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A67395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DE05A
Analogous#6A5AE0, #E05AD0
Triadic#E0AD5A, #5AE0AD
Split complementary#D0E05A, #5AE06A
Tetradic#E06A5A, #8DE05A, #5AD0E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDBF8
Lighter +20%#D8B0F0
Lighter +10%#C285E8
Darker −10%#982FD8
Darker −20%#7B22B2
Darker −30%#5E1988
Darker −40%#40115D
More saturated +25%#B342F9
Less saturated −25%#A773C8

Channel breakdown

R173
G90
B224
Red173 (67.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue277.16°
Saturation (HSL)68.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 5A · B E0

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