Recognised as Colour

#AD9EB6

#AD9EB6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AD9EB6 is a violet with RGB values 173, 158, 182 and HSL 278°, 14%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#AD9EB6

RGBrgb(173, 158, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6196, 0.7137

RGB percentages67.8%, 62%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(277.5, 14.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 13.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK4.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,378,358

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#526149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA2B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA4B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ACA1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Dark grey · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 17.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7B69E

Analogous#A19EB6, #B69EB3

Triadic#B6AD9E, #9EB6AD

Split complementary#B3B69E, #9EB6A1

Tetradic#B6A19E, #A7B69E, #9EB3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5F8

Lighter +20%#DED8E2

Lighter +10%#C6BBCC

Darker −10%#9481A0

Darker −20%#7B6688

Darker −30%#61506B

Darker −40%#463A4E

More saturated +25%#B289CB

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R173

G158

B182

Red173 (67.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)14.12%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G 9E · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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