Colour

#AD98EF

#AD98EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AD98EF is a blue with RGB values 173, 152, 239 and HSL 254°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD98EF#AD98EF

HEX#AD98EF

RGBrgb(173, 152, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5961, 0.9373

RGB percentages67.8%, 59.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(254.5, 73.1%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 36.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK27.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,376,879

CSS custom property--colour: #AD98EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#526710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9FA7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29.7 Orchid · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAEF98

Analogous#98AEEF, #D898EF

Triadic#EFAD98, #98EFAD

Split complementary#EFD898, #AEEF98

Tetradic#EF98AE, #DAEF98, #98EFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F0FD

Lighter +10%#D0C4F6

Darker −10%#8A6CE8

Darker −20%#6740E1

Darker −30%#4A20CE

Darker −40%#3A19A2

More saturated +25%#A589FE

Less saturated −25%#B5A7E0

Channel breakdown

R173

G152

B239

Red173 (67.8%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue254.48°

Saturation (HSL)73.11%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 98 · B EF

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