Colour

#AD9BE2

#AD9BE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AD9BE2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 155, 226 and HSL 255°, 55%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AD9BE2

RGBrgb(173, 155, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6078, 0.8863

RGB percentages67.8%, 60.8%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(255.2, 55%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 31.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK23.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,377,634

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#52641D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AA6E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#A2A7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Thistle · ΔE 28.4 Steel blue · ΔE 29.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0E29B

Analogous#9BADE2, #D19BE2

Triadic#E2AD9B, #9BE2AD

Split complementary#E2D19B, #ACE29B

Tetradic#E29BAD, #D0E29B, #9BE2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEEAF9

Lighter +10%#CDC3ED

Darker −10%#8D73D7

Darker −20%#6C4CCB

Darker −30%#5333B1

Darker −40%#402889

More saturated +25%#A58BF2

Less saturated −25%#B5ABD2

Channel breakdown

R173

G155

B226

Red173 (67.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue255.21°

Saturation (HSL)55.04%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 9B · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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