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Recognised as Colour

#AD7FB7

  • #AD7FB7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD7FB7 is a violet with RGB values 173, 127, 183 and HSL 289°, 28%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD7FB7#AD7FB7
HEX#AD7FB7
RGBrgb(173, 127, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.498, 0.7176
RGB percentages67.8%, 49.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(289.3, 28%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 30.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK5.5%, 30.6%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,370,423
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7FB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#528048

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798CB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8391B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 28.5Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89B77F
Analogous#917FB7, #B77FA5
Triadic#B7AD7F, #7FB7AD
Split complementary#A5B77F, #7FB791
Tetradic#B7917F, #89B77F, #7FA5B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE1EE
Lighter +20%#D7C0DC
Lighter +10%#C2A0C9
Darker −10%#985EA5
Darker −20%#7B4B85
Darker −30%#5D3964
Darker −40%#3F2644
More saturated +25%#BD66D0
Less saturated −25%#9D989E

Channel breakdown

R173
G127
B183
Red173 (67.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue289.29°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7F · B B7

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