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Recognised as Colour

#AB30CC

  • #AB30CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB30CC is a violet with RGB values 171, 48, 204 and HSL 287°, 62%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AB30CC#AB30CC
HEX#AB30CC
RGBrgb(171, 48, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1882, 0.8
RGB percentages67.1%, 18.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(287.3, 61.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 76.5%, 80%)
CMYK16.2%, 76.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,219,148
CSS custom property--colour: #AB30CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#54CF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#3670C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA527Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51CC30
Analogous#5D30CC, #CC309F
Triadic#CCAB30, #30CCAB
Split complementary#9FCC30, #30CC5D
Tetradic#CC5D30, #51CC30, #309FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED3F5
Lighter +30%#DDAAEB
Lighter +20%#CD81E1
Lighter +10%#BC57D8
Darker −10%#8826A3
Darker −20%#661D79
Darker −30%#431350
Darker −40%#210927
More saturated +25%#BD11EC
Less saturated −25%#9950AD

Channel breakdown

R171
G48
B204
Red171 (67.1%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue287.31°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 30 · B CC

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