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Recognised as Colour

#AB27E2

  • #AB27E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AB27E2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 39, 226 and HSL 282°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AB27E2#AB27E2
HEX#AB27E2
RGBrgb(171, 39, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1529, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.1%, 15.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(282.4, 76.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 82.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK24.3%, 82.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,216,866
CSS custom property--colour: #AB27E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#54D81D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A55988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.4Blue violet · ΔE 10.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Fuchsia · ΔE 27.1Magenta · ΔE 27.1Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EE227
Analogous#4E27E2, #E227BB
Triadic#E2AB27, #27E2AB
Split complementary#BBE227, #27E24E
Tetradic#E24E27, #5EE227, #27BBE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1DBFA
Lighter +30%#DFAEF4
Lighter +20%#CE81EE
Lighter +10%#BC54E8
Darker −10%#8D19BD
Darker −20%#6B1390
Darker −30%#4A0D63
Darker −40%#280736
More saturated +25%#B70AFF
Less saturated −25%#9E46C3

Channel breakdown

R171
G39
B226
Red171 (67.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 27 · B E2

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