Colour

#AD688C

#AD688C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD688C is a magenta with RGB values 173, 104, 140 and HSL 329°, 30%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AD688C

RGBrgb(173, 104, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4078, 0.549

RGB percentages67.8%, 40.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(328.7, 29.6%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.7, 39.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 39.9%, 19.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,364,492

CSS custom property--colour: #AD688C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#529773

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E768Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F828Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B66775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Light pink · ΔE 31.6 Light coral · ΔE 32.3 Indian red · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68AD89

Analogous#AB68AD, #AD686A

Triadic#8CAD68, #688CAD

Split complementary#6AAD68, #68ADAB

Tetradic#ADAC68, #68AD89, #686AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5ECF1

Lighter +30%#E3CBD8

Lighter +20%#D1AABE

Lighter +10%#BF89A5

Darker −10%#925072

Darker −20%#713E59

Darker −30%#502C3F

Darker −40%#2F1A25

More saturated +25%#CA4B8D

Less saturated −25%#90858B

Channel breakdown

R173

G104

B140

Red173 (67.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue328.7°

Saturation (HSL)29.61%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 68 · B 8C

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