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Recognised as Colour

#AD65EB

  • #AD65EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AD65EB is a violet with RGB values 173, 101, 235 and HSL 272°, 77%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AD65EB#AD65EB
HEX#AD65EB
RGBrgb(173, 101, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3961, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.8%, 39.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(272.2, 77%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 57%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.4%, 57%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,363,819
CSS custom property--colour: #AD65EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#529A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3184EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E87E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A37F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3EB65
Analogous#6A65EB, #EB65E6
Triadic#EBAD65, #65EBAD
Split complementary#E6EB65, #65EB6A
Tetradic#EB6A65, #A3EB65, #65E6EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5ECFD
Lighter +20%#DDBFF7
Lighter +10%#C592F1
Darker −10%#9538E5
Darker −20%#7C1BCF
Darker −30%#6115A2
Darker −40%#460F75
More saturated +25%#AE51FF
Less saturated −25%#AB7BD5

Channel breakdown

R173
G101
B235
Red173 (67.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue272.24°
Saturation (HSL)77.01%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 65 · B EB

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