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Recognised as Colour

#AD5BD6

  • #AD5BD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD5BD6 is a violet with RGB values 173, 91, 214 and HSL 280°, 60%, 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

#AD5BD6#AD5BD6
HEX#AD5BD6
RGBrgb(173, 91, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3569, 0.8392
RGB percentages67.8%, 35.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(280, 60%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 57.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK19.2%, 57.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,361,238
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#52A429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#357BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#5581D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A97190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84D65B
Analogous#705BD6, #D65BC1
Triadic#D6AD5B, #5BD6AD
Split complementary#C2D65B, #5BD66F
Tetradic#D66F5B, #84D65B, #5BC2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EAD5F5
Lighter +20%#D6ADEA
Lighter +10%#C184E0
Darker −10%#9833CB
Darker −20%#7A29A2
Darker −30%#5B1E7A
Darker −40%#3D1451
More saturated +25%#B641F0
Less saturated −25%#A475BC

Channel breakdown

R173
G91
B214
Red173 (67.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 5B · B D6

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