Recognised as Colour

#AD709B

#AD709B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD709B is a magenta with RGB values 173, 112, 155 and HSL 318°, 27%, 56%. 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

#AD709B#AD709B

HEX#AD709B

RGBrgb(173, 112, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4392, 0.6078

RGB percentages67.8%, 43.9%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(317.7, 27.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.7, 35.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 35.3%, 10.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,366,555

CSS custom property--colour: #AD709B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22839WCAG 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 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#528F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#818799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B4717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.9 Light pink · ΔE 32 Slate grey · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70AD82

Analogous#A170AD, #AD707C

Triadic#9BAD70, #709BAD

Split complementary#7CAD70, #70ADA1

Tetradic#ADA170, #70AD82, #707CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F2F6

Lighter +30%#E5D1DF

Lighter +20%#D2B1C8

Lighter +10%#C090B2

Darker −10%#955582

Darker −20%#744366

Darker −30%#543049

Darker −40%#331E2D

More saturated +25%#C954A7

Less saturated −25%#918C8F

Channel breakdown

R173

G112

B155

Red173 (67.8%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue317.7°

Saturation (HSL)27.11%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 70 · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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