Colour
#AD66AD
- #AD66AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AD66AD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 102, 173 and HSL 300°, 30%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#AD66AD#AD66AD
HEX#AD66AD
RGBrgb(173, 102, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.8%, 40%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300, 30.2%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 41%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,364,013
CSS custom property--colour: #AD66AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#529952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66AD66
Analogous#8A66AD, #AD668A
Triadic#ADAD66, #66ADAD
Split complementary#8AAD66, #66AD8A
Tetradic#AD8A66, #66AD66, #668AAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G102
B173
Red173 (67.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)30.21%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AD · G 66 · B AD
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