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Recognised as Colour

#AB1BB5

  • #AB1BB5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB1BB5 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 27, 181 and HSL 296°, 74%, 41%. 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

#AB1BB5#AB1BB5
HEX#AB1BB5
RGBrgb(171, 27, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1059, 0.7098
RGB percentages67.1%, 10.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(296.1, 74%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 85.1%, 71%)
CMYK5.5%, 85.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,213,749
CSS custom property--colour: #AB1BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#54E44A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#426AB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Purple · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25B51B
Analogous#5E1BB5, #B51B72
Triadic#B5AB1B, #1BB5AB
Split complementary#72B51B, #1BB55E
Tetradic#B55E1B, #25B51B, #1B72B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEAAF2
Lighter +30%#E47DEC
Lighter +20%#DB51E5
Lighter +10%#D225DE
Darker −10%#811489
Darker −20%#570E5C
Darker −30%#2D0730
Darker −40%#030103
More saturated +25%#C201CF
Less saturated −25%#94359B

Channel breakdown

R171
G27
B181
Red171 (67.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue296.1°
Saturation (HSL)74.04%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 1B · B B5

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