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Recognised as Colour

#AD72E2

  • #AD72E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD72E2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 114, 226 and HSL 272°, 66%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD72E2#AD72E2
HEX#AD72E2
RGBrgb(173, 114, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4471, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.8%, 44.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(271.6, 65.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 49.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.5%, 49.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,367,138
CSS custom property--colour: #AD72E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#528D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#528AE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#638DDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A585A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7E272
Analogous#7572E2, #E272DF
Triadic#E2AD72, #72E2AD
Split complementary#DFE272, #72E275
Tetradic#E27572, #A7E272, #72DFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F1FC
Lighter +20%#DEC7F3
Lighter +10%#C69CEB
Darker −10%#9448D9
Darker −20%#7B29C5
Darker −30%#61209B
Darker −40%#461771
More saturated +25%#AE5DF7
Less saturated −25%#AC87CD

Channel breakdown

R173
G114
B226
Red173 (67.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue271.61°
Saturation (HSL)65.88%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 72 · B E2

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