Colour

#AD89BE

#AD89BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD89BE is a violet with RGB values 173, 137, 190 and HSL 281°, 29%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AD89BE

RGBrgb(173, 137, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5373, 0.7451

RGB percentages67.8%, 53.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(280.8, 29%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 27.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK8.9%, 27.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,372,990

CSS custom property--colour: #AD89BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#527641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8294C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8997BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AC8F9Cno 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 text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.5 Thistle · ΔE 24.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ABE89

Analogous#9389BE, #BE89B4

Triadic#BEAD89, #89BEAD

Split complementary#B4BE89, #89BE92

Tetradic#BE9289, #9ABE89, #89B4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2ECF4

Lighter +20%#DBCBE2

Lighter +10%#C4AAD0

Darker −10%#9668AC

Darker −20%#7C5091

Darker −30%#603E70

Darker −40%#442C4F

More saturated +25%#B572D5

Less saturated −25%#A5A0A7

Channel breakdown

R173

G137

B190

Red173 (67.8%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue280.75°

Saturation (HSL)28.96%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 89 · B BE

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