Colour
#ADA7BE
- #ADA7BE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#ADA7BE is a violet with RGB values 173, 167, 190 and HSL 256°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#ADA7BE#ADA7BE
HEX#ADA7BE
RGBrgb(173, 167, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6549, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(255.7, 15%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 12.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK8.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,670
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA7BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#525841
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BEA7
Analogous#A7ACBE, #B8A7BE
Triadic#BEADA7, #A7BEAD
Split complementary#BEB9A7, #ACBEA7
Tetradic#BEA7AC, #B8BEA7, #A7BEB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G167
B190
Red173 (67.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue255.65°
Saturation (HSL)15.03%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A7 · B BE
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