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Recognised as Colour

#AD8AF7

  • #AD8AF7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD8AF7 is a violet with RGB values 173, 138, 247 and HSL 259°, 87%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD8AF7#AD8AF7
HEX#AD8AF7
RGBrgb(173, 138, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5412, 0.9686
RGB percentages67.8%, 54.1%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(259.3, 87.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 44.1%, 96.9%)
CMYK30%, 44.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,303
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8AF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#527508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699EFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9CF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9EB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4F78A
Analogous#8A9DF7, #E48AF7
Triadic#F7AD8A, #8AF7AD
Split complementary#F7E38A, #9EF78A
Tetradic#F78A9D, #D4F78A, #8AF7E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E9FE
Lighter +10%#CEBAFA
Darker −10%#8C5AF4
Darker −20%#6A2BF0
Darker −30%#500FD9
Darker −40%#3E0CA9
More saturated +25%#AA82FF
Less saturated −25%#B39AE7

Channel breakdown

R173
G138
B247
Red173 (67.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue259.27°
Saturation (HSL)87.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 8A · B F7

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