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Colour

#AD9CD2

  • #AD9CD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AD9CD2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 156, 210 and HSL 259°, 37%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AD9CD2#AD9CD2
HEX#AD9CD2
RGBrgb(173, 156, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6118, 0.8235
RGB percentages67.8%, 61.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(258.9, 37.5%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 25.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,377,874
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#52632D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1D29C
Analogous#9CA6D2, #C89CD2
Triadic#D2AD9C, #9CD2AD
Split complementary#D2C89C, #A6D29C
Tetradic#D29CA6, #C1D29C, #9CD2C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E2F2
Lighter +10%#CABFE2
Darker −10%#9079C2
Darker −20%#7356B2
Darker −30%#5C4392
Darker −40%#46336F
More saturated +25%#A68AE4
Less saturated −25%#B4AEC0

Channel breakdown

R173
G156
B210
Red173 (67.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue258.89°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 9C · B D2

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