Recognised as Colour

#AD5FE5

#AD5FE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD5FE5 is a violet with RGB values 173, 95, 229 and HSL 275°, 72%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AD5FE5

RGBrgb(173, 95, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3725, 0.898

RGB percentages67.8%, 37.3%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(274.9, 72%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 58.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK24.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,362,277

CSS custom property--colour: #AD5FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#52A01A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A80E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D84E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A57899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97E55F

Analogous#6A5FE5, #E55FDA

Triadic#E5AD5F, #5FE5AD

Split complementary#DAE55F, #5FE56A

Tetradic#E56A5F, #97E55F, #5FDAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E3FA

Lighter +20%#DAB7F3

Lighter +10%#C38BEC

Darker −10%#9733DE

Darker −20%#7C1FBF

Darker −30%#601893

Darker −40%#431167

More saturated +25%#B148FC

Less saturated −25%#A976CE

Channel breakdown

R173

G95

B229

Red173 (67.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue274.93°

Saturation (HSL)72.04%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 5F · B E5

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