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Recognised as Colour

#AD7DFF

  • #AD7DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AD7DFF is a violet with RGB values 173, 125, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AD7DFF#AD7DFF
HEX#AD7DFF
RGBrgb(173, 125, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4902, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 49%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.2, 100%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 51%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 51%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,369,983
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#528200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A95FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9C96B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFFF7D
Analogous#7D8EFF, #EE7DFF
Triadic#FFAD7D, #7DFFAD
Split complementary#FFEE7D, #8EFF7D
Tetradic#FF7D8E, #CFFF7D, #7DFFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE3FF
Lighter +10%#CDB0FF
Darker −10%#8D4AFF
Darker −20%#6D17FF
Darker −30%#5400E3
Darker −40%#4100B0
More saturated +25%#AD7DFF
Less saturated −25%#B18DEF

Channel breakdown

R173
G125
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7D · B FF

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