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Recognised as Colour

#AB2381

  • #AB2381
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AB2381 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 35, 129 and HSL 319°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AB2381#AB2381
HEX#AB2381
RGBrgb(171, 35, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1373, 0.5059
RGB percentages67.1%, 13.7%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(318.5, 66%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 79.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 24.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,215,745
CSS custom property--colour: #AB2381;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#54DC7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#345183no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F677Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B72250no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.8Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3Hot pink · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 27.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23AB4D
Analogous#9123AB, #AB233D
Triadic#81AB23, #2381AB
Split complementary#3DAB23, #23AB91
Tetradic#AB9123, #23AB4D, #233DAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEACDA
Lighter +30%#E582C7
Lighter +20%#DD57B3
Lighter +10%#D42DA0
Darker −10%#811A61
Darker −20%#561241
Darker −30%#2C0921
Darker −40%#020001
More saturated +25%#C5098B
Less saturated −25%#913D77

Channel breakdown

R171
G35
B129
Red171 (67.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue318.53°
Saturation (HSL)66.02%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 23 · B 81

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