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Recognised as Colour

#AD69DC

  • #AD69DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD69DC is a violet with RGB values 173, 105, 220 and HSL 275°, 62%, 64%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#AD69DC#AD69DC
HEX#AD69DC
RGBrgb(173, 105, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4118, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.8%, 41.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(275.5, 62.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 52.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,364,828
CSS custom property--colour: #AD69DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#529623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4884E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E88D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A77D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7Orchid · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98DC69
Analogous#7469DC, #DC69D2
Triadic#DCAD69, #69DCAD
Split complementary#D1DC69, #69DC74
Tetradic#DC7469, #98DC69, #69D1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E5F9
Lighter +20%#DABCEF
Lighter +10%#C492E6
Darker −10%#9640D2
Darker −20%#7C2AB5
Darker −30%#60218B
Darker −40%#431762
More saturated +25%#B152F3
Less saturated −25%#A980C5

Channel breakdown

R173
G105
B220
Red173 (67.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue275.48°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 69 · B DC

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