Colour

#AD88CD

#AD88CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD88CD is a violet with RGB values 173, 136, 205 and HSL 272°, 41%, 67%. 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

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HEX#AD88CD

RGBrgb(173, 136, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5333, 0.8039

RGB percentages67.8%, 53.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(272.2, 40.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 33.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK15.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,372,749

CSS custom property--colour: #AD88CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#527732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B95D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8397CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A992A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 30.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8CD88

Analogous#8B88CD, #CD88CB

Triadic#CDAD88, #88CDAD

Split complementary#CBCD88, #88CD8B

Tetradic#CD8B88, #A8CD88, #88CBCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F4FA

Lighter +20%#DED0EB

Lighter +10%#C6ACDC

Darker −10%#9464BE

Darker −20%#7B47A8

Darker −30%#613884

Darker −40%#472960

More saturated +25%#AF73E2

Less saturated −25%#AB9DB8

Channel breakdown

R173

G136

B205

Red173 (67.8%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue272.17°

Saturation (HSL)40.83%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 88 · B CD

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Colour values

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