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Colour

#ADA1B2

  • #ADA1B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ADA1B2 is a violet with RGB values 173, 161, 178 and HSL 282°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ADA1B2#ADA1B2
HEX#ADA1B2
RGBrgb(173, 161, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6314, 0.698
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(282.4, 9.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 9.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK2.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,122
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA1B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#525E4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA4B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A5B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA3A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6B2A1
Analogous#A5A1B2, #B2A1AE
Triadic#B2ADA1, #A1B2AD
Split complementary#AEB2A1, #A1B2A5
Tetradic#B2A5A1, #A6B2A1, #A1AEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F7
Lighter +20%#DED9E0
Lighter +10%#C5BDC9
Darker −10%#95859B
Darker −20%#7B6B82
Darker −30%#615466
Darker −40%#463D4A
More saturated +25%#B68CC7
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R173
G161
B178
Red173 (67.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)9.94%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A1 · B B2

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