Colour

#AD6EBB

#AD6EBB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AD6EBB is a violet with RGB values 173, 110, 187 and HSL 289°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AD6EBB

RGBrgb(173, 110, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4314, 0.7333

RGB percentages67.8%, 43.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(289.1, 36.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 41.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK7.5%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,366,075

CSS custom property--colour: #AD6EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#529144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6381BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7488B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#AE778Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Violet · ΔE 24 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7CBB6E

Analogous#876EBB, #BB6EA2

Triadic#BBAD6E, #6EBBAD

Split complementary#A2BB6E, #6EBB87

Tetradic#BB876E, #7CBB6E, #6EA2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF9FC

Lighter +30%#E8D6EC

Lighter +20%#D4B3DC

Lighter +10%#C191CB

Darker −10%#974FA7

Darker −20%#783E85

Darker −30%#592E62

Darker −40%#391E3F

More saturated +25%#BE53D6

Less saturated −25%#9C89A0

Channel breakdown

R173

G110

B187

Red173 (67.8%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.15%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 6E · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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