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Recognised as Colour

#AD799E

  • #AD799E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD799E is a magenta with RGB values 173, 121, 158 and HSL 317°, 24%, 58%. 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

#AD799E#AD799E
HEX#AD799E
RGBrgb(173, 121, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4745, 0.6196
RGB percentages67.8%, 47.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(317.3, 24.1%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 30.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.1%, 8.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,368,862
CSS custom property--colour: #AD799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#528661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A849Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#868C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B37A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.2Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5Pale violetred · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79AD88
Analogous#A279AD, #AD7984
Triadic#9EAD79, #799EAD
Split complementary#84AD79, #79ADA2
Tetradic#ADA279, #79AD88, #7984AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF8FA
Lighter +30%#E7D8E3
Lighter +20%#D4B8CC
Lighter +10%#C099B5
Darker −10%#975C86
Darker −20%#77496A
Darker −30%#57364E
Darker −40%#382232
More saturated +25%#C85EA9
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R173
G121
B158
Red173 (67.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue317.31°
Saturation (HSL)24.07%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 79 · B 9E

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