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Recognised as Colour

#AD7AF9

  • #AD7AF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD7AF9 is a violet with RGB values 173, 122, 249 and HSL 264°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD7AF9#AD7AF9
HEX#AD7AF9
RGBrgb(173, 122, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4784, 0.9765
RGB percentages67.8%, 47.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(264.1, 91.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.1, 51%, 97.6%)
CMYK30.5%, 51%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,369,209
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#528506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D94FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B93F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9E92AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6F97A
Analogous#7A86F9, #EC7AF9
Triadic#F9AD7A, #7AF9AD
Split complementary#F9ED7A, #86F97A
Tetradic#F97A87, #C6F97A, #7AF9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9DCFD
Lighter +10%#CBABFB
Darker −10%#8F49F7
Darker −20%#7118F5
Darker −30%#5909D1
Darker −40%#4407A0
More saturated +25%#AC74FF
Less saturated −25%#B08BE8

Channel breakdown

R173
G122
B249
Red173 (67.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue264.09°
Saturation (HSL)91.37%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7A · B F9

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