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Recognised as Colour

#AD83E2

  • #AD83E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD83E2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 131, 226 and HSL 267°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD83E2#AD83E2
HEX#AD83E2
RGBrgb(173, 131, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5137, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.8%, 51.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(266.5, 62.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 42%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.5%, 42%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,371,490
CSS custom property--colour: #AD83E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#527C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B95E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7496E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A493A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Plum · ΔE 23.4Violet · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8E283
Analogous#8388E2, #DD83E2
Triadic#E2AD83, #83E2AD
Split complementary#E2DD83, #88E283
Tetradic#E28388, #B8E283, #83E2DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D6F5
Lighter +10%#C8ACEC
Darker −10%#925AD8
Darker −20%#7630CF
Darker −30%#5F27A5
Darker −40%#471D7C
More saturated +25%#AB70F5
Less saturated −25%#AF96CF

Channel breakdown

R173
G131
B226
Red173 (67.8%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue266.53°
Saturation (HSL)62.09%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 83 · B E2

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