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Recognised as Colour

#AD6EAB

  • #AD6EAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD6EAB is a magenta with RGB values 173, 110, 171 and HSL 302°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD6EAB#AD6EAB
HEX#AD6EAB
RGBrgb(173, 110, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4314, 0.6706
RGB percentages67.8%, 43.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(301.9, 27.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 36.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 1.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,366,059
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#529154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A87A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B17385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 25Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Violet · ΔE 29.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAD70
Analogous#906EAD, #AD6E8B
Triadic#ABAD6E, #6EABAD
Split complementary#8BAD6E, #6EAD90
Tetradic#AD906E, #6EAD70, #6E8BAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F0F6
Lighter +30%#E4D0E4
Lighter +20%#D2AFD1
Lighter +10%#BF8FBE
Darker −10%#945492
Darker −20%#744172
Darker −30%#532F52
Darker −40%#321D32
More saturated +25%#C952C6
Less saturated −25%#918A90

Channel breakdown

R173
G110
B171
Red173 (67.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue301.9°
Saturation (HSL)27.75%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 6E · B AB

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