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Recognised as Colour

#AD9BCE

  • #AD9BCE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD9BCE is a violet with RGB values 173, 155, 206 and HSL 261°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD9BCE#AD9BCE
HEX#AD9BCE
RGBrgb(173, 155, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6078, 0.8078
RGB percentages67.8%, 60.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(261.2, 34.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 24.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK16%, 24.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,377,614
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#526431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A3D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A8A2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCE9B
Analogous#9BA2CE, #C79BCE
Triadic#CEAD9B, #9BCEAD
Split complementary#CEC69B, #A2CE9B
Tetradic#CE9BA2, #BCCE9B, #9BCEC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DFF0
Lighter +10%#C9BDDF
Darker −10%#9179BD
Darker −20%#7557AC
Darker −30%#5E448C
Darker −40%#473469
More saturated +25%#A888E1
Less saturated −25%#B2AEBB

Channel breakdown

R173
G155
B206
Red173 (67.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)34.23%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 9B · B CE

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