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Recognised as Colour

#AD61FF

  • #AD61FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AD61FF is a violet with RGB values 173, 97, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AD61FF#AD61FF
HEX#AD61FF
RGBrgb(173, 97, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3804, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 38%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.9, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 62%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 62%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,362,815
CSS custom property--colour: #AD61FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#529E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F88FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9D83A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3FF61
Analogous#6164FF, #FC61FF
Triadic#FFAD61, #61FFAD
Split complementary#FFFC61, #64FF61
Tetradic#FF6164, #B3FF61, #61FFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFF
Lighter +20%#E2C7FF
Lighter +10%#C794FF
Darker −10%#932EFF
Darker −20%#7800FA
Darker −30%#6000C7
Darker −40%#470094
More saturated +25%#AD61FF
Less saturated −25%#AE75EB

Channel breakdown

R173
G97
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 61 · B FF

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