Recognised as Colour

#AD84CE

#AD84CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD84CE is a violet with RGB values 173, 132, 206 and HSL 273°, 43%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD84CE#AD84CE

HEX#AD84CE

RGBrgb(173, 132, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5176, 0.8078

RGB percentages67.8%, 51.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(273.2, 43%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 35.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK16%, 35.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,371,726

CSS custom property--colour: #AD84CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#527B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7693D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F95CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A98F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5 Violet · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5CE84

Analogous#8884CE, #CE84CA

Triadic#CEAD84, #84CEAD

Split complementary#CACE84, #84CE88

Tetradic#CE8884, #A5CE84, #84CACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1FA

Lighter +20%#DECDEB

Lighter +10%#C5A8DD

Darker −10%#9560BF

Darker −20%#7B43A9

Darker −30%#613584

Darker −40%#462660

More saturated +25%#AF6FE3

Less saturated −25%#AB9AB9

Channel breakdown

R173

G132

B206

Red173 (67.8%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue273.24°

Saturation (HSL)43.02%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 84 · B CE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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