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Recognised as Colour

#AB21C2

  • #AB21C2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB21C2 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 33, 194 and HSL 291°, 71%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AB21C2#AB21C2
HEX#AB21C2
RGBrgb(171, 33, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1294, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.1%, 12.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(291.4, 70.9%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 83%, 76.1%)
CMYK11.9%, 83%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,215,298
CSS custom property--colour: #AB21C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#54DE3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#386CBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC4675no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38C221
Analogous#5A21C2, #C22189
Triadic#C2AB21, #21C2AB
Split complementary#89C221, #21C25A
Tetradic#C25A21, #38C221, #2189C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECBBF4
Lighter +30%#DF90EC
Lighter +20%#D264E5
Lighter +10%#C639DD
Darker −10%#851A96
Darker −20%#5E126B
Darker −30%#380B3F
Darker −40%#110314
More saturated +25%#BF05DE
Less saturated −25%#973DA6

Channel breakdown

R171
G33
B194
Red171 (67.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.93%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 21 · B C2

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