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Recognised as Colour

#AD9FAF

  • #AD9FAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AD9FAF is a magenta with RGB values 173, 159, 175 and HSL 293°, 9%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AD9FAF#AD9FAF
HEX#AD9FAF
RGBrgb(173, 159, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6235, 0.6863
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(292.5, 9.1%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 9.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,607
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 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#526050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA2B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A4AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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

Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1AF9F
Analogous#A59FAF, #AF9FA9
Triadic#AFAD9F, #9FAFAD
Split complementary#A9AF9F, #9FAFA5
Tetradic#AFA59F, #A1AF9F, #9FA9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F2F5
Lighter +20%#DDD7DD
Lighter +10%#C5BBC6
Darker −10%#958398
Darker −20%#7C697F
Darker −30%#615263
Darker −40%#453B47
More saturated +25%#BD89C5
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R173
G159
B175
Red173 (67.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 9F · B AF

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