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Recognised as Colour

#AD6EC9

  • #AD6EC9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD6EC9 is a violet with RGB values 173, 110, 201 and HSL 282°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD6EC9#AD6EC9
HEX#AD6EC9
RGBrgb(173, 110, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4314, 0.7882
RGB percentages67.8%, 43.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(281.5, 45.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 45.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK13.9%, 45.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,366,089
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#529136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C83CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E89C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.2Orchid · ΔE 16.1Violet · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Plum · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC96E
Analogous#806EC9, #C96EB7
Triadic#C9AD6E, #6EC9AD
Split complementary#B7C96E, #6EC980
Tetradic#C9806E, #8AC96E, #6EB7C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDDF3
Lighter +20%#D7B8E5
Lighter +10%#C293D7
Darker −10%#9849BB
Darker −20%#7B3998
Darker −30%#5D2B73
Darker −40%#3F1D4E
More saturated +25%#B755E2
Less saturated −25%#A387B0

Channel breakdown

R173
G110
B201
Red173 (67.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)45.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 6E · B C9

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