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Colour

#AD90AD

  • #AD90AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AD90AD is a magenta with RGB values 173, 144, 173 and HSL 300°, 15%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AD90AD#AD90AD
HEX#AD90AD
RGBrgb(173, 144, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5647, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.8%, 56.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300, 15%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 16.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,374,765
CSS custom property--colour: #AD90AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#526F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E97AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#949AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AF929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21Gray · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90AD90
Analogous#9F90AD, #AD909F
Triadic#ADAD90, #90ADAD
Split complementary#9FAD90, #90AD9F
Tetradic#AD9F90, #90AD90, #909FAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE8EE
Lighter +20%#D8CBD8
Lighter +10%#C3ADC3
Darker −10%#977397
Darker −20%#7C5B7C
Darker −30%#5E465E
Darker −40%#413041
More saturated +25%#C578C5
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R173
G144
B173
Red173 (67.8%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)15.03%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AD · G 90 · B AD

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