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Recognised as Colour

#AD9CFF

  • #AD9CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AD9CFF is a blue with RGB values 173, 156, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AD9CFF#AD9CFF
HEX#AD9CFF
RGBrgb(173, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages67.8%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.3, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK32.2%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,377,919
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#526300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#99AEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEFF9C
Analogous#9CBDFF, #DE9CFF
Triadic#FFAD9C, #9CFFAD
Split complementary#FFDE9C, #BDFF9C
Tetradic#FF9CBD, #EEFF9C, #9CFFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7CFFF
Darker −10%#8369FF
Darker −20%#5936FF
Darker −30%#2E03FF
Darker −40%#2400CF
More saturated +25%#AD9CFF
Less saturated −25%#B5A8F3

Channel breakdown

R173
G156
B255
Red173 (67.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 9C · B FF

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