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Recognised as Colour

#ADA0BF

  • #ADA0BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ADA0BF is a violet with RGB values 173, 160, 191 and HSL 265°, 19%, 69%. 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

#ADA0BF#ADA0BF
HEX#ADA0BF
RGBrgb(173, 160, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6275, 0.749
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(265.2, 19.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 16.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK9.4%, 16.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,879
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA0BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 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#525F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA5C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA5BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AAA4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 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 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Silver · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BFA0
Analogous#A0A2BF, #BDA0BF
Triadic#BFADA0, #A0BFAD
Split complementary#BFBDA0, #A3BFA0
Tetradic#BFA0A2, #B2BFA0, #A0BFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFD
Lighter +20%#E2DDE8
Lighter +10%#C7BED4
Darker −10%#9382AA
Darker −20%#796495
Darker −30%#605076
Darker −40%#473B58
More saturated +25%#AA8CD3
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R173
G160
B191
Red173 (67.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue265.16°
Saturation (HSL)19.5%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A0 · B BF

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