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Recognised as Colour

#AD78A8

  • #AD78A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD78A8 is a magenta with RGB values 173, 120, 168 and HSL 306°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD78A8#AD78A8
HEX#AD78A8
RGBrgb(173, 120, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4706, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.8%, 47.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(305.7, 24.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 30.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.6%, 2.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,368,616
CSS custom property--colour: #AD78A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#528757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7685AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#838CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B17C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.4Thistle · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78AD7D
Analogous#9878AD, #AD788D
Triadic#A8AD78, #78A8AD
Split complementary#8DAD78, #78AD97
Tetradic#AD9878, #78AD7D, #788EAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7FA
Lighter +30%#E7D7E5
Lighter +20%#D4B7D1
Lighter +10%#C098BC
Darker −10%#975B91
Darker −20%#774872
Darker −30%#573554
Darker −40%#372235
More saturated +25%#C85DBE
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R173
G120
B168
Red173 (67.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue305.66°
Saturation (HSL)24.42%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 78 · B A8

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