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Recognised as Colour

#AD98DB

  • #AD98DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD98DB is a violet with RGB values 173, 152, 219 and HSL 259°, 48%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD98DB#AD98DB
HEX#AD98DB
RGBrgb(173, 152, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5961, 0.8588
RGB percentages67.8%, 59.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(258.8, 48.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 30.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK21%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,859
CSS custom property--colour: #AD98DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#526724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA2D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DB98
Analogous#98A4DB, #CF98DB
Triadic#DBAD98, #98DBAD
Split complementary#DBCF98, #A4DB98
Tetradic#DB98A4, #C6DB98, #98DBCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E4F5
Lighter +10%#CBBEE8
Darker −10%#8F72CE
Darker −20%#714CC1
Darker −30%#5938A2
Darker −40%#442B7C
More saturated +25%#A787EC
Less saturated −25%#B3A9CA

Channel breakdown

R173
G152
B219
Red173 (67.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue258.81°
Saturation (HSL)48.2%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 98 · B DB

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