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Recognised as Colour

#AB09AC

  • #AB09AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AB09AC is a magenta with RGB values 171, 9, 172 and HSL 300°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AB09AC#AB09AC
HEX#AB09AC
RGBrgb(171, 9, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0353, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.1%, 3.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(299.6, 90.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 94.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK0.6%, 94.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,209,132
CSS custom property--colour: #AB09AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#54F653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4467A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B13265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Purple · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AAC09
Analogous#5A09AC, #AC095B
Triadic#ACAB09, #09ACAB
Split complementary#5CAC09, #09AC5A
Tetradic#AC5A09, #0AAC09, #095BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F888F9
Lighter +30%#F558F6
Lighter +20%#F227F4
Lighter +10%#DB0CDC
Darker −10%#7B067C
Darker −20%#4B044B
Darker −30%#1A011B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B400B5
Less saturated −25%#952095

Channel breakdown

R171
G9
B172
Red171 (67.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue299.63°
Saturation (HSL)90.06%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 09 · B AC

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