Recognised as Colour

#AD95DC

#AD95DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD95DC is a violet with RGB values 173, 149, 220 and HSL 260°, 50%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD95DC#AD95DC

HEX#AD95DC

RGBrgb(173, 149, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5843, 0.8627

RGB percentages67.8%, 58.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(260.3, 50.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 32.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK21.4%, 32.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,376,092

CSS custom property--colour: #AD95DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#526A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A0DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A4A0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Thistle · ΔE 29.2 Steel blue · ΔE 30.6 Orchid · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4DC95

Analogous#95A1DC, #D195DC

Triadic#DCAD95, #95DCAD

Split complementary#DCD195, #A1DC95

Tetradic#DC95A1, #C4DC95, #95DCD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8E2F5

Lighter +10%#CBBBE9

Darker −10%#8F6FCF

Darker −20%#7248C3

Darker −30%#5A36A2

Darker −40%#45297C

More saturated +25%#A783EE

Less saturated −25%#B3A7CA

Channel breakdown

R173

G149

B220

Red173 (67.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue260.28°

Saturation (HSL)50.35%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 95 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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