Recognised as Colour

#AD88CB

#AD88CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD88CB is a violet with RGB values 173, 136, 203 and HSL 273°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD88CB#AD88CB

HEX#AD88CB

RGBrgb(173, 136, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5333, 0.7961

RGB percentages67.8%, 53.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(273.1, 39.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 33%, 79.6%)

CMYK14.8%, 33%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,372,747

CSS custom property--colour: #AD88CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#527734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8497C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A991A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5 Orchid · ΔE 28.9 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Violet · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6CB88

Analogous#8B88CB, #CB88C8

Triadic#CBAD88, #88CBAD

Split complementary#C7CB88, #88CB8C

Tetradic#CB8C88, #A6CB88, #88C8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F2FA

Lighter +20%#DECFEA

Lighter +10%#C5ABDB

Darker −10%#9565BB

Darker −20%#7B48A5

Darker −30%#613981

Darker −40%#46295E

More saturated +25%#AF73E0

Less saturated −25%#AB9DB6

Channel breakdown

R173

G136

B203

Red173 (67.8%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue273.13°

Saturation (HSL)39.18%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 88 · B CB

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