Recognised as Colour

#AD91C2

#AD91C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD91C2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 145, 194 and HSL 274°, 29%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AD91C2

RGBrgb(173, 145, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5686, 0.7608

RGB percentages67.8%, 56.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(274.3, 28.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 25.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,375,042

CSS custom property--colour: #AD91C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#526E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#899AC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AB97A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Thistle · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6C291

Analogous#9591C2, #C291BE

Triadic#C2AD91, #91C2AD

Split complementary#BEC291, #91C295

Tetradic#C29591, #A6C291, #91BEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F3F9

Lighter +20%#DED3E6

Lighter +10%#C5B2D4

Darker −10%#9570B0

Darker −20%#7B5598

Darker −30%#614278

Darker −40%#463057

More saturated +25%#B07CD7

Less saturated −25%#AAA6AD

Channel breakdown

R173

G145

B194

Red173 (67.8%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)28.65%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 91 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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