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Recognised as Colour

#AD8AEA

  • #AD8AEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD8AEA is a violet with RGB values 173, 138, 234 and HSL 262°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD8AEA#AD8AEA
HEX#AD8AEA
RGBrgb(173, 138, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5412, 0.9176
RGB percentages67.8%, 54.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(261.9, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.1%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,290
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#527515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#779BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A19AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Plum · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Orchid · ΔE 24.4Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7EA8A
Analogous#8A97EA, #DD8AEA
Triadic#EAAD8A, #8AEAAD
Split complementary#EADD8A, #97EA8A
Tetradic#EA8A97, #C7EA8A, #8AEADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE0FA
Lighter +10%#CBB5F2
Darker −10%#8F5FE2
Darker −20%#7034DA
Darker −30%#5921BA
Darker −40%#441A8E
More saturated +25%#A879FB
Less saturated −25%#B29BD9

Channel breakdown

R173
G138
B234
Red173 (67.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue261.88°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 8A · B EA

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