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Recognised as Colour

#AD5CB0

  • #AD5CB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AD5CB0 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 92, 176 and HSL 298°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AD5CB0#AD5CB0
HEX#AD5CB0
RGBrgb(173, 92, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3608, 0.6902
RGB percentages67.8%, 36.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(297.9, 34.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 47.7%, 69%)
CMYK1.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,361,456
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#52A34F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5374B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1657Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 22.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FB05C
Analogous#835CB0, #B05C89
Triadic#B0AD5C, #5CB0AD
Split complementary#89B05C, #5CB083
Tetradic#B0835C, #5FB05C, #5C89B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E5F3
Lighter +30%#E1C3E2
Lighter +20%#D0A1D1
Lighter +10%#BE7EC1
Darker −10%#8F4792
Darker −20%#6E3670
Darker −30%#4C264D
Darker −40%#2A152B
More saturated +25%#C93ECE
Less saturated −25%#917A92

Channel breakdown

R173
G92
B176
Red173 (67.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue297.86°
Saturation (HSL)34.71%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 5C · B B0

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