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Recognised as Colour

#AD77A2

  • #AD77A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD77A2 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 119, 162 and HSL 312°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD77A2#AD77A2
HEX#AD77A2
RGBrgb(173, 119, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4667, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.8%, 46.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(312.2, 24.8%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 31.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 6.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,368,354
CSS custom property--colour: #AD77A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#52885D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7783A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#848BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B27986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8Thistle · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5Slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77AD82
Analogous#9D77AD, #AD7787
Triadic#A2AD77, #77A2AD
Split complementary#87AD77, #77AD9D
Tetradic#AD9D77, #77AD82, #7787AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF6F9
Lighter +30%#E7D6E3
Lighter +20%#D3B7CE
Lighter +10%#C097B8
Darker −10%#965B8A
Darker −20%#77476D
Darker −30%#573450
Darker −40%#372132
More saturated +25%#C85CB2
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R173
G119
B162
Red173 (67.8%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue312.22°
Saturation (HSL)24.77%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 77 · B A2

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