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Recognised as Colour

#AD80AC

  • #AD80AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD80AC is a magenta with RGB values 173, 128, 172 and HSL 301°, 22%, 59%. 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

#AD80AC#AD80AC
HEX#AD80AC
RGBrgb(173, 128, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.502, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.8%, 50.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(301.3, 21.5%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 26%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 26%, 0.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,370,668
CSS custom property--colour: #AD80AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#527F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8891AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B0848Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8Thistle · ΔE 25Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80AD81
Analogous#9780AD, #AD8096
Triadic#ACAD80, #80ACAD
Split complementary#96AD80, #80AD97
Tetradic#AD9880, #80AD81, #8096AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#E9DDE9
Lighter +20%#D5BED5
Lighter +10%#C19FC0
Darker −10%#986297
Darker −20%#794E78
Darker −30%#5A3A59
Darker −40%#3B263A
More saturated +25%#C766C5
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R173
G128
B172
Red173 (67.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue301.33°
Saturation (HSL)21.53%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 80 · B AC

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