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Recognised as Colour

#AD9FC7

  • #AD9FC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AD9FC7 is a violet with RGB values 173, 159, 199 and HSL 261°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AD9FC7#AD9FC7
HEX#AD9FC7
RGBrgb(173, 159, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6235, 0.7804
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(261, 26.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 20.1%, 78%)
CMYK13.1%, 20.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,631
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 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#A5A5A5
Inverted#526038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A5C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA5C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 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

Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C79F
Analogous#9FA5C7, #C19FC7
Triadic#C7AD9F, #9FC7AD
Split complementary#C7C19F, #A5C79F
Tetradic#C79FA5, #B9C79F, #9FC7C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DFED
Lighter +10%#C9BFDA
Darker −10%#917FB4
Darker −20%#765FA1
Darker −30%#5E4C81
Darker −40%#473961
More saturated +25%#A78CDA
Less saturated −25%#B3B2B4

Channel breakdown

R173
G159
B199
Red173 (67.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue261°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G 9F · B C7

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