Recognised as Colour

#AD97FC

#AD97FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AD97FC is a blue with RGB values 173, 151, 252 and HSL 253°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD97FC#AD97FC

HEX#AD97FC

RGBrgb(173, 151, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5922, 0.9882

RGB percentages67.8%, 59.2%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(253.1, 94.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 40.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK31.3%, 40.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,376,636

CSS custom property--colour: #AD97FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#526803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7BA4F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9BA9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 26.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6FC97

Analogous#97B4FC, #E097FC

Triadic#FCAD97, #97FCAD

Split complementary#FCE097, #B4FC97

Tetradic#FC97B4, #E6FC97, #97FCE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFAFF

Lighter +10%#D4C9FD

Darker −10%#8665FB

Darker −20%#5F34F9

Darker −30%#3A07F3

Darker −40%#2E06C1

More saturated +25%#AB94FF

Less saturated −25%#B5A4EF

Channel breakdown

R173

G151

B252

Red173 (67.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue253.07°

Saturation (HSL)94.39%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 97 · B FC

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Colour values

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