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Colour

#AD97FF

  • #AD97FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD97FF is a blue with RGB values 173, 151, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 80%. 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

#AD97FF#AD97FF
HEX#AD97FF
RGBrgb(173, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(252.7, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,639
CSS custom property--colour: #AD97FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#526800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#9AAABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FF97
Analogous#97B5FF, #E197FF
Triadic#FFAD97, #97FFAD
Split complementary#FFE197, #B5FF97
Tetradic#FF97B5, #E9FF97, #97FFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#D5CAFF
Darker −10%#8564FF
Darker −20%#5D31FF
Darker −30%#3600FD
Darker −40%#2B00CA
More saturated +25%#AD97FF
Less saturated −25%#B5A4F2

Channel breakdown

R173
G151
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 97 · B FF

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