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Recognised as Colour

#AB04CA

  • #AB04CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AB04CA is a magenta with RGB values 171, 4, 202 and HSL 291°, 96%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AB04CA#AB04CA
HEX#AB04CA
RGBrgb(171, 4, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0157, 0.7922
RGB percentages67.1%, 1.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(290.6, 96.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 98%, 79.2%)
CMYK15.3%, 98%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,207,882
CSS custom property--colour: #AB04CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#54FB35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#226AC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.1Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6Fuchsia · ΔE 27.3Magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23CA04
Analogous#4804CA, #CA0486
Triadic#CAAB04, #04CAAB
Split complementary#86CA04, #04CA48
Tetradic#CA4804, #23CA04, #0486CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE9DFD
Lighter +30%#E56BFC
Lighter +20%#DD39FB
Lighter +10%#D407FA
Darker −10%#810398
Darker −20%#560266
Darker −30%#2C0134
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#AE00CE
Less saturated −25%#991EB0

Channel breakdown

R171
G4
B202
Red171 (67.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue290.61°
Saturation (HSL)96.12%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 04 · B CA

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