Recognised as Colour
#AD5FA8
- #AD5FA8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AD5FA8 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 95, 168 and HSL 304°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#AD5FA8#AD5FA8
HEX#AD5FA8
RGBrgb(173, 95, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3725, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.8%, 37.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(303.8, 32.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.8, 45.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.1%, 2.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,362,216
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5FA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#52A057
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5FAD64
Analogous#8B5FAD, #AD5F81
Triadic#A8AD5F, #5FA8AD
Split complementary#81AD5F, #5FAD8B
Tetradic#AD8B5F, #5FAD64, #5F81AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G95
B168
Red173 (67.8%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue303.85°
Saturation (HSL)32.23%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 5F · B A8
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