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Recognised as Colour

#AD82B7

  • #AD82B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD82B7 is a violet with RGB values 173, 130, 183 and HSL 289°, 27%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD82B7#AD82B7
HEX#AD82B7
RGBrgb(173, 130, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5098, 0.7176
RGB percentages67.8%, 51%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(288.7, 26.9%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 29%, 71.8%)
CMYK5.5%, 29%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,371,191
CSS custom property--colour: #AD82B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#527D48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8693B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 26.6Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 31
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#8CB782
Analogous#9382B7, #B782A6
Triadic#B7AD82, #82B7AD
Split complementary#A7B782, #82B793
Tetradic#B79382, #8CB782, #82A7B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE3EF
Lighter +20%#D7C3DC
Lighter +10%#C2A2CA
Darker −10%#9862A4
Darker −20%#7B4D86
Darker −30%#5D3A66
Darker −40%#402845
More saturated +25%#BC69D0
Less saturated −25%#9E9B9E

Channel breakdown

R173
G130
B183
Red173 (67.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue288.68°
Saturation (HSL)26.9%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 82 · B B7

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