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Recognised as Colour

#AB2B83

  • #AB2B83
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AB2B83 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 43, 131 and HSL 319°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AB2B83#AB2B83
HEX#AB2B83
RGBrgb(171, 43, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1686, 0.5137
RGB percentages67.1%, 16.9%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(318.8, 59.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 74.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.9%, 23.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,217,795
CSS custom property--colour: #AB2B83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#54D47C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395485no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#616980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B62B54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3Purple · ΔE 20.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 26.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BAB53
Analogous#932BAB, #AB2B43
Triadic#83AB2B, #2B83AB
Split complementary#43AB2B, #2BAB93
Tetradic#AB932B, #2BAB53, #2B43AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB5DB
Lighter +30%#E28DC8
Lighter +20%#D864B4
Lighter +10%#CE3BA0
Darker −10%#822164
Darker −20%#591745
Darker −30%#310C25
Darker −40%#080206
More saturated +25%#C6108D
Less saturated −25%#904679

Channel breakdown

R171
G43
B131
Red171 (67.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue318.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 2B · B 83

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