Colour

#AB00BE

#AB00BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB00BE is a magenta with RGB values 171, 0, 190 and HSL 294°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AB00BE

RGBrgb(171, 0, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0, 0.7451

RGB percentages67.1%, 0%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(294, 100%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294, 100%, 74.5%)

CMYK10%, 100%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,206,846

CSS custom property--colour: #AB00BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#54FF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3268BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD3B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2 Dark violet · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4 Purple · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#13BE00

Analogous#4C00BE, #BE0072

Triadic#BEAB00, #00BEAB

Split complementary#72BE00, #00BE4C

Tetradic#BE4C00, #13BE00, #0072BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F38BFF

Lighter +30%#EE58FF

Lighter +20%#E925FF

Lighter +10%#D900F1

Darker −10%#7D008B

Darker −20%#4F0058

Darker −30%#210025

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AB00BE

Less saturated −25%#9818A6

Channel breakdown

R171

B190

Red171 (67.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue294°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 00 · B BE

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Colour values

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