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Recognised as Colour

#AB25C3

  • #AB25C3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB25C3 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 37, 195 and HSL 291°, 68%, 45%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#AB25C3#AB25C3
HEX#AB25C3
RGBrgb(171, 37, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1451, 0.7647
RGB percentages67.1%, 14.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(290.9, 68.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 81%, 76.5%)
CMYK12.3%, 81%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,216,323
CSS custom property--colour: #AB25C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#54DA3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#396DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AC4976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DC325
Analogous#5C25C3, #C3258C
Triadic#C3AB25, #25C3AB
Split complementary#8CC325, #25C35C
Tetradic#C35C25, #3DC325, #258CC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC1F3
Lighter +30%#DE96EB
Lighter +20%#D16BE3
Lighter +10%#C340DB
Darker −10%#851D98
Darker −20%#60156D
Darker −30%#3A0D42
Darker −40%#150418
More saturated +25%#BF08E0
Less saturated −25%#9742A6

Channel breakdown

R171
G37
B195
Red171 (67.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue290.89°
Saturation (HSL)68.1%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 25 · B C3

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