Recognised as Colour

#AB24BD

#AB24BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB24BD is a magenta with RGB values 171, 36, 189 and HSL 293°, 68%, 44%. 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

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HEX#AB24BD

RGBrgb(171, 36, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1412, 0.7412

RGB percentages67.1%, 14.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(292.9, 68%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.9, 81%, 74.1%)

CMYK9.5%, 81%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,216,061

CSS custom property--colour: #AB24BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#54DB42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E6CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AD4572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 21 Purple · ΔE 22.8 Blue violet · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#36BD24

Analogous#5F24BD, #BD2482

Triadic#BDAB24, #24BDAB

Split complementary#83BD24, #24BD5E

Tetradic#BD5E24, #36BD24, #2482BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECBBF2

Lighter +30%#DF90EA

Lighter +20%#D365E2

Lighter +10%#C73ADA

Darker −10%#841C92

Darker −20%#5D1467

Darker −30%#370C3C

Darker −40%#100312

More saturated +25%#C108D9

Less saturated −25%#9540A1

Channel breakdown

R171

G36

B189

Red171 (67.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue292.94°

Saturation (HSL)68%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 24 · B BD

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Colour values

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