Recognised as Colour

#AD70BE

#AD70BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AD70BE is a violet with RGB values 173, 112, 190 and HSL 287°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD70BE#AD70BE

HEX#AD70BE

RGBrgb(173, 112, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4392, 0.7451

RGB percentages67.8%, 43.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(286.9, 37.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 41.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK8.9%, 41.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,366,590

CSS custom property--colour: #AD70BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#528F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6483C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7489BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81BE70

Analogous#8670BE, #BE70A8

Triadic#BEAD70, #70BEAD

Split complementary#A8BE70, #70BE86

Tetradic#BE8670, #81BE70, #70A8BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#E9D9EE

Lighter +20%#D5B6DE

Lighter +10%#C193CE

Darker −10%#984EAD

Darker −20%#793F8A

Darker −30%#5A2F66

Darker −40%#3B1F43

More saturated +25%#BC56D8

Less saturated −25%#9E8AA4

Channel breakdown

R173

G112

B190

Red173 (67.8%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue286.92°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 70 · B BE

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