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Recognised as Colour

#AD6EA2

  • #AD6EA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD6EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 110, 162 and HSL 310°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD6EA2#AD6EA2
HEX#AD6EA2
RGBrgb(173, 110, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4314, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.8%, 43.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(310.5, 27.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 36.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 6.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,366,050
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#52915D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7DA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D86A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B37181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.2Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 28.9Rosy brown · ΔE 30.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.6Thistle · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAD79
Analogous#996EAD, #AD6E83
Triadic#A2AD6E, #6EA2AD
Split complementary#83AD6E, #6EAD99
Tetradic#AD996E, #6EAD79, #6E83AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F0F6
Lighter +30%#E4D0E1
Lighter +20%#D2AFCC
Lighter +10%#BF8FB7
Darker −10%#945489
Darker −20%#74416B
Darker −30%#532F4D
Darker −40%#321D2F
More saturated +25%#C952B4
Less saturated −25%#918A90

Channel breakdown

R173
G110
B162
Red173 (67.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue310.48°
Saturation (HSL)27.75%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 6E · B A2

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