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Recognised as Colour

#AB34E2

  • #AB34E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB34E2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 52, 226 and HSL 281°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AB34E2#AB34E2
HEX#AB34E2
RGBrgb(171, 52, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2039, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.1%, 20.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(281, 75%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 77%, 88.6%)
CMYK24.3%, 77%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,220,194
CSS custom property--colour: #AB34E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#54CB1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1174DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A45E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Dark violet · ΔE 10.4Blue violet · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Fuchsia · ΔE 29.4Magenta · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BE234
Analogous#5434E2, #E234C2
Triadic#E2AB34, #34E2AB
Split complementary#C2E234, #34E254
Tetradic#E25434, #6BE234, #34C2E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6FB
Lighter +30%#E2BAF5
Lighter +20%#D08DEF
Lighter +10%#BD61E8
Darker −10%#911CC7
Darker −20%#70169A
Darker −30%#50106D
Darker −40%#2F0941
More saturated +25%#B617FF
Less saturated −25%#A051C5

Channel breakdown

R171
G52
B226
Red171 (67.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue281.03°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 34 · B E2

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