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Recognised as Colour

#AD6998

  • #AD6998
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD6998 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 105, 152 and HSL 319°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AD6998#AD6998
HEX#AD6998
RGBrgb(173, 105, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4118, 0.5961
RGB percentages67.8%, 41.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(318.5, 29.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 39.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 39.3%, 12.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,364,760
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#529667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B799Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8396no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B46A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8Plum · ΔE 21.7Rosy brown · ΔE 28.8Orchid · ΔE 30.9Hot pink · ΔE 32.7Light pink · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69AD7E
Analogous#A069AD, #AD6976
Triadic#98AD69, #6998AD
Split complementary#76AD69, #69ADA0
Tetradic#ADA069, #69AD7E, #6976AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EDF3
Lighter +30%#E3CCDC
Lighter +20%#D1ABC5
Lighter +10%#BF8AAF
Darker −10%#93507E
Darker −20%#723E62
Darker −30%#512C46
Darker −40%#301A29
More saturated +25%#CA4CA3
Less saturated −25%#90868D

Channel breakdown

R173
G105
B152
Red173 (67.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue318.53°
Saturation (HSL)29.31%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 69 · B 98

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