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Recognised as Colour

#AB15DA

  • #AB15DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AB15DA is a violet with RGB values 171, 21, 218 and HSL 286°, 82%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AB15DA#AB15DA
HEX#AB15DA
RGBrgb(171, 21, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0824, 0.8549
RGB percentages67.1%, 8.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(285.7, 82.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 90.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 90.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,212,250
CSS custom property--colour: #AB15DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#54EA25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A74F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.9Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Fuchsia · ΔE 26Magenta · ΔE 26Medium orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44DA15
Analogous#4915DA, #DA15A6
Triadic#DAAB15, #15DAAB
Split complementary#A6DA15, #15DA49
Tetradic#DA4915, #44DA15, #15A6DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC2F9
Lighter +30%#DD93F5
Lighter +20%#CF65F0
Lighter +10%#C036EC
Darker −10%#8711AB
Darker −20%#620C7D
Darker −30%#3E084E
Darker −40%#190320
More saturated +25%#B600EF
Less saturated −25%#9B33BC

Channel breakdown

R171
G21
B218
Red171 (67.1%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue285.69°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 15 · B DA

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