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Recognised as Colour

#AB09C0

  • #AB09C0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB09C0 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 9, 192 and HSL 293°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AB09C0#AB09C0
HEX#AB09C0
RGBrgb(171, 9, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0353, 0.7529
RGB percentages67.1%, 3.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(293.1, 91%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 95.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 95.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,209,152
CSS custom property--colour: #AB09C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#54F63F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#005AC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3269BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD3E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1EC009
Analogous#5009C0, #C00979
Triadic#C0AB09, #09C0AB
Split complementary#7AC009, #09C050
Tetradic#C05009, #1EC009, #097AC0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EF9BFA
Lighter +30%#E86AF8
Lighter +20%#E039F6
Lighter +10%#D60BF1
Darker −10%#80078F
Darker −20%#54045F
Darker −30%#29022E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B200C9
Less saturated −25%#9822A7

Channel breakdown

R171
G9
B192
Red171 (67.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue293.11°
Saturation (HSL)91.04%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 09 · B C0

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