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Recognised as Colour

#AD8BF5

  • #AD8BF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD8BF5 is a violet with RGB values 173, 139, 245 and HSL 259°, 84%, 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

#AD8BF5#AD8BF5
HEX#AD8BF5
RGBrgb(173, 139, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5451, 0.9608
RGB percentages67.8%, 54.5%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(259.2, 84.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 43.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK29.4%, 43.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,557
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8BF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#52740A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9EF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#729CF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9E9EB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Orchid · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3F58B
Analogous#8B9EF5, #E28BF5
Triadic#F5AD8B, #8BF5AD
Split complementary#F5E28B, #9EF58B
Tetradic#F58B9E, #D3F58B, #8BF5E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE9FD
Lighter +10%#CEBAF9
Darker −10%#8C5CF1
Darker −20%#6B2DED
Darker −30%#5112D5
Darker −40%#3F0EA6
More saturated +25%#A981FF
Less saturated −25%#B39BE5

Channel breakdown

R173
G139
B245
Red173 (67.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue259.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.13%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 8B · B F5

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