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Colour

#AD60E3

  • #AD60E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD60E3 is a violet with RGB values 173, 96, 227 and HSL 275°, 70%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD60E3#AD60E3
HEX#AD60E3
RGBrgb(173, 96, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3765, 0.8902
RGB percentages67.8%, 37.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(275.3, 70.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 57.7%, 89%)
CMYK23.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,362,531
CSS custom property--colour: #AD60E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22796WCAG 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 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#529F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3080E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F84E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A57899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Dark orchid · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96E360
Analogous#6C60E3, #E360D7
Triadic#E3AD60, #60E3AD
Split complementary#D7E360, #60E36C
Tetradic#E36C60, #96E360, #60D7E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E2FA
Lighter +20%#DAB7F2
Lighter +10%#C38BEB
Darker −10%#9735DB
Darker −20%#7C21BC
Darker −30%#5F1991
Darker −40%#431265
More saturated +25%#B149FA
Less saturated −25%#A977CC

Channel breakdown

R173
G96
B227
Red173 (67.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue275.27°
Saturation (HSL)70.05%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 60 · B E3

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