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Recognised as Colour

#AB2AA4

  • #AB2AA4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AB2AA4 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 42, 164 and HSL 303°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AB2AA4#AB2AA4
HEX#AB2AA4
RGBrgb(171, 42, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1647, 0.6431
RGB percentages67.1%, 16.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(303.3, 60.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 75.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 75.4%, 4.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,217,572
CSS custom property--colour: #AB2AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#54D55B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A5AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#526BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B23B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.4Purple · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Orchid · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AAB31
Analogous#712AAB, #AB2A64
Triadic#A4AB2A, #2AA4AB
Split complementary#64AB2A, #2AAB71
Tetradic#AB722A, #2AAB31, #2A64AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB4EA
Lighter +30%#E38BDE
Lighter +20%#D962D2
Lighter +10%#CE3AC6
Darker −10%#82207D
Darker −20%#591655
Darker −30%#300C2E
Darker −40%#070207
More saturated +25%#C60FBC
Less saturated −25%#90458C

Channel breakdown

R171
G42
B164
Red171 (67.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue303.26°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 2A · B A4

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