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Recognised as Colour

#AD7FBE

  • #AD7FBE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD7FBE is a violet with RGB values 173, 127, 190 and HSL 284°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD7FBE#AD7FBE
HEX#AD7FBE
RGBrgb(173, 127, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.498, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.8%, 49.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(283.8, 32.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 33.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK8.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,370,430
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#528041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8191BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AD8796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 27.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.6Thistle · ΔE 30.9Violet · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90BE7F
Analogous#8E7FBE, #BE7FAF
Triadic#BEAD7F, #7FBEAD
Split complementary#B0BE7F, #7FBE8D
Tetradic#BE8D7F, #90BE7F, #7FAFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE4F2
Lighter +20%#D8C3E0
Lighter +10%#C3A1CF
Darker −10%#975DAD
Darker −20%#7C488F
Darker −30%#5E376D
Darker −40%#41264B
More saturated +25%#B867D6
Less saturated −25%#A297A6

Channel breakdown

R173
G127
B190
Red173 (67.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue283.81°
Saturation (HSL)32.64%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 7F · B BE

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