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Recognised as Colour

#AD7DFC

  • #AD7DFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD7DFC is a violet with RGB values 173, 125, 252 and HSL 263°, 95%, 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 purple.

Colour values

#AD7DFC#AD7DFC
HEX#AD7DFC
RGBrgb(173, 125, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4902, 0.9882
RGB percentages67.8%, 49%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(262.7, 95.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 50.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK31.3%, 50.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,369,980
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#528203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5096FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C95F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9D95B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFC7D
Analogous#7D8CFC, #ED7DFC
Triadic#FCAD7D, #7DFCAD
Split complementary#FCED7D, #8CFC7D
Tetradic#FC7D8C, #CCFC7D, #7DFCED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE1FE
Lighter +10%#CCAFFD
Darker −10%#8E4BFB
Darker −20%#6E19FA
Darker −30%#5605DB
Darker −40%#4204A9
More saturated +25%#AC7AFF
Less saturated −25%#B18EEB

Channel breakdown

R173
G125
B252
Red173 (67.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue262.68°
Saturation (HSL)95.49%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7D · B FC

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