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Recognised as Colour

#AD73FF

  • #AD73FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AD73FF is a violet with RGB values 173, 115, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AD73FF#AD73FF
HEX#AD73FF
RGBrgb(173, 115, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.451, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 45.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.9, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,367,423
CSS custom property--colour: #AD73FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#528C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3891FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C90FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C8FAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5FF73
Analogous#737FFF, #F373FF
Triadic#FFAD73, #73FFAD
Split complementary#FFF373, #7FFF73
Tetradic#FF737F, #C5FF73, #73FFF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9D9FF
Lighter +10%#CBA6FF
Darker −10%#8F40FF
Darker −20%#710DFF
Darker −30%#5A00D9
Darker −40%#4500A6
More saturated +25%#AD73FF
Less saturated −25%#B084EE

Channel breakdown

R173
G115
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 73 · B FF

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