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Colour

#AD7CEC

  • #AD7CEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD7CEC is a violet with RGB values 173, 124, 236 and HSL 266°, 75%, 71%. 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

#AD7CEC#AD7CEC
HEX#AD7CEC
RGBrgb(173, 124, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4863, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.8%, 48.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(266.3, 74.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 47.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK26.7%, 47.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,369,708
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#528313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B92F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6793E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A290A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBEC7C
Analogous#7C83EC, #E57CEC
Triadic#ECAD7C, #7CECAD
Split complementary#ECE57C, #83EC7C
Tetradic#EC7C83, #BBEC7C, #7CECE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5D5F9
Lighter +10%#C9A9F2
Darker −10%#914FE6
Darker −20%#7523DF
Darker −30%#5E1AB5
Darker −40%#471488
More saturated +25%#AB69FF
Less saturated −25%#AF8FD9

Channel breakdown

R173
G124
B236
Red173 (67.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue266.25°
Saturation (HSL)74.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7C · B EC

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