Colour

#AD8DB5

#AD8DB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD8DB5 is a violet with RGB values 173, 141, 181 and HSL 288°, 21%, 63%. 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#AD8DB5

RGBrgb(173, 141, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5529, 0.7098

RGB percentages67.8%, 55.3%, 71%

HSLhsl(288, 21.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 22.1%, 71%)

CMYK4.4%, 22.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,374,005

CSS custom property--colour: #AD8DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

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

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#52724A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8996B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9099B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AE919Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 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 text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95B58D

Analogous#998DB5, #B58DA9

Triadic#B5AD8D, #8DB5AD

Split complementary#A9B58D, #8DB599

Tetradic#B5998D, #95B58D, #8DA9B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EAF1

Lighter +20%#D9CBDD

Lighter +10%#C3ACC9

Darker −10%#976EA1

Darker −20%#7C5785

Darker −30%#5F4366

Darker −40%#432E48

More saturated +25%#BB76CD

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R173

G141

B181

Red173 (67.8%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)21.28%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 8D · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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