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Recognised as Colour

#AD8CB6

  • #AD8CB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD8CB6 is a violet with RGB values 173, 140, 182 and HSL 287°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD8CB6#AD8CB6
HEX#AD8CB6
RGBrgb(173, 140, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.549, 0.7137
RGB percentages67.8%, 54.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(287.1, 22.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 23.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK4.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,750
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#527349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8795B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E98B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95B68C
Analogous#988CB6, #B68CAA
Triadic#B6AD8C, #8CB6AD
Split complementary#AAB68C, #8CB698
Tetradic#B6988C, #95B68C, #8CAAB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAF1
Lighter +20%#D9CADE
Lighter +10%#C3ABCA
Darker −10%#976DA2
Darker −20%#7C5587
Darker −30%#5F4267
Darker −40%#432E48
More saturated +25%#BA75CE
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R173
G140
B182
Red173 (67.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)22.34%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 8C · B B6

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