Colour

#AD70C2

#AD70C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AD70C2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 112, 194 and HSL 285°, 40%, 60%. 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

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HEX#AD70C2

RGBrgb(173, 112, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4392, 0.7608

RGB percentages67.8%, 43.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(284.6, 40.2%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 42.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 42.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,366,594

CSS custom property--colour: #AD70C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#528F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6383C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7389C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85C270

Analogous#8470C2, #C270AE

Triadic#C2AD70, #70C2AD

Split complementary#AEC270, #70C284

Tetradic#C28470, #85C270, #70AEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBDBF0

Lighter +20%#D6B8E1

Lighter +10%#C294D1

Darker −10%#994CB3

Darker −20%#7A3D8F

Darker −30%#5C2E6B

Darker −40%#3D1F48

More saturated +25%#B957DB

Less saturated −25%#A18AA9

Channel breakdown

R173

G112

B194

Red173 (67.8%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue284.63°

Saturation (HSL)40.2%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 70 · B C2

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