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Recognised as Colour

#AB35C6

  • #AB35C6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB35C6 is a violet with RGB values 171, 53, 198 and HSL 289°, 58%, 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

#AB35C6#AB35C6
HEX#AB35C6
RGBrgb(171, 53, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2078, 0.7765
RGB percentages67.1%, 20.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(288.8, 57.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 73.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK13.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,220,422
CSS custom property--colour: #AB35C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#54CA39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4071C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AB527Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50C635
Analogous#6235C6, #C63599
Triadic#C6AB35, #35C6AB
Split complementary#98C635, #35C663
Tetradic#C66335, #50C635, #3599C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD4F3
Lighter +30%#DDABE9
Lighter +20%#CD83DE
Lighter +10%#BD5BD3
Darker −10%#882A9E
Darker −20%#661F76
Darker −30%#43154D
Darker −40%#200A25
More saturated +25%#BF16E5
Less saturated −25%#9754A7

Channel breakdown

R171
G53
B198
Red171 (67.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue288.83°
Saturation (HSL)57.77%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 35 · B C6

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