Colour

#AD71B9

#AD71B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD71B9 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 113, 185 and HSL 290°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AD71B9

RGBrgb(173, 113, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4431, 0.7255

RGB percentages67.8%, 44.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(290, 34%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 38.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK6.5%, 38.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,366,841

CSS custom property--colour: #AD71B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 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#528E46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6883BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7789B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AE798Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 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

Plum · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 25.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 30 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DB971

Analogous#8971B9, #B971A1

Triadic#B9AD71, #71B9AD

Split complementary#A1B971, #71B989

Tetradic#B98971, #7DB971, #71A1B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFC

Lighter +30%#E8D7EC

Lighter +20%#D4B5DB

Lighter +10%#C193CA

Darker −10%#9752A5

Darker −20%#784183

Darker −30%#593061

Darker −40%#3A1F3F

More saturated +25%#BF56D3

Less saturated −25%#9B8B9E

Channel breakdown

R173

G113

B185

Red173 (67.8%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)33.96%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 71 · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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