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Recognised as Colour

#AD6BCF

  • #AD6BCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD6BCF is a violet with RGB values 173, 107, 207 and HSL 280°, 51%, 62%. 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

#AD6BCF#AD6BCF
HEX#AD6BCF
RGBrgb(173, 107, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4196, 0.8118
RGB percentages67.8%, 42%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(279.6, 51%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 48.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK16.4%, 48.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,365,327
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#529430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5583D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6888CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Violet · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DCF6B
Analogous#7B6BCF, #CF6BBF
Triadic#CFAD6B, #6BCFAD
Split complementary#BFCF6B, #6BCF7B
Tetradic#CF7B6B, #8DCF6B, #6BBFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDFF4
Lighter +20%#D8B8E8
Lighter +10%#C292DB
Darker −10%#9844C3
Darker −20%#7B34A0
Darker −30%#5E277A
Darker −40%#401B53
More saturated +25%#B553E8
Less saturated −25%#A584B7

Channel breakdown

R173
G107
B207
Red173 (67.8%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue279.6°
Saturation (HSL)51.02%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 6B · B CF

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