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Recognised as Colour

#AB00C3

  • #AB00C3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB00C3 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 0, 195 and HSL 293°, 100%, 38%. 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

#AB00C3#AB00C3
HEX#AB00C3
RGBrgb(171, 0, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0, 0.7647
RGB percentages67.1%, 0%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(292.6, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK12.3%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,206,851
CSS custom property--colour: #AB00C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#54FF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C69BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC3E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7Fuchsia · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18C300
Analogous#4A00C3, #C30079
Triadic#C3AB00, #00C3AB
Split complementary#79C300, #00C34A
Tetradic#C34A00, #18C300, #0079C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F190FF
Lighter +30%#EB5DFF
Lighter +20%#E52AFF
Lighter +10%#D800F6
Darker −10%#7E0090
Darker −20%#52005D
Darker −30%#25002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB00C3
Less saturated −25%#9918AB

Channel breakdown

R171
G0
B195
Red171 (67.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue292.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 00 · B C3

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