Recognised as Colour

#AD89CF

#AD89CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD89CF is a violet with RGB values 173, 137, 207 and HSL 271°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AD89CF

RGBrgb(173, 137, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5373, 0.8118

RGB percentages67.8%, 53.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(270.9, 42.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 33.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK16.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,373,007

CSS custom property--colour: #AD89CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31281WCAG 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 7.26:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#527630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B96D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8398CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A893A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 28.4 Violet · ΔE 30.6 Thistle · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABCF89

Analogous#8A89CF, #CF89CE

Triadic#CFAD89, #89CFAD

Split complementary#CECF89, #89CF8A

Tetradic#CF8A89, #ABCF89, #89CECF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FB

Lighter +20%#DFD2EC

Lighter +10%#C6ADDE

Darker −10%#9465C0

Darker −20%#7A46AC

Darker −30%#613788

Darker −40%#472864

More saturated +25%#AE74E4

Less saturated −25%#AC9EBA

Channel breakdown

R173

G137

B207

Red173 (67.8%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue270.86°

Saturation (HSL)42.17%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 89 · B CF

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