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Colour

#AD7BFF

  • #AD7BFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AD7BFF is a violet with RGB values 173, 123, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AD7BFF#AD7BFF
HEX#AD7BFF
RGBrgb(173, 123, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4824, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 48.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.7, 100%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 51.8%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 51.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,369,471
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#528400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4996FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5794FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9C95B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDFF7B
Analogous#7B8BFF, #EF7BFF
Triadic#FFAD7B, #7BFFAD
Split complementary#FFEF7B, #8BFF7B
Tetradic#FF7B8B, #CDFF7B, #7BFFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE1FF
Lighter +10%#CDAEFF
Darker −10%#8D48FF
Darker −20%#6E15FF
Darker −30%#5500E1
Darker −40%#4200AE
More saturated +25%#AD7BFF
Less saturated −25%#B18CEF

Channel breakdown

R173
G123
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7B · B FF

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