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Recognised as Colour

#AD81FA

  • #AD81FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD81FA is a violet with RGB values 173, 129, 250 and HSL 262°, 92%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD81FA#AD81FA
HEX#AD81FA
RGBrgb(173, 129, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5059, 0.9804
RGB percentages67.8%, 50.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(261.8, 92.4%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 48.4%, 98%)
CMYK30.8%, 48.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,371,002
CSS custom property--colour: #AD81FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#527E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5998FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6397F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9D98B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEFA81
Analogous#8192FA, #E981FA
Triadic#FAAD81, #81FAAD
Split complementary#FAEA81, #92FA81
Tetradic#FA8192, #CEFA81, #81FAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE3FE
Lighter +10%#CDB2FC
Darker −10%#8D50F8
Darker −20%#6D1FF6
Darker −30%#5509D9
Darker −40%#4107A8
More saturated +25%#AC7CFF
Less saturated −25%#B191EA

Channel breakdown

R173
G129
B250
Red173 (67.8%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)92.37%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 81 · B FA

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