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Recognised as Colour

#AB3DAE

  • #AB3DAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB3DAE is a magenta with RGB values 171, 61, 174 and HSL 298°, 48%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB3DAE#AB3DAE
HEX#AB3DAE
RGBrgb(171, 61, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2392, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.1%, 23.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(298.4, 48.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.4, 64.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,222,446
CSS custom property--colour: #AB3DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#54C251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B63B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5671ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B04D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 16.1Orchid · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40AE3D
Analogous#733DAE, #AE3D78
Triadic#AEAB3D, #3DAEAB
Split complementary#78AE3D, #3DAE73
Tetradic#AE733D, #40AE3D, #3D78AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECCAED
Lighter +30%#DEA5DF
Lighter +20%#D07FD2
Lighter +10%#C259C5
Darker −10%#863088
Darker −20%#612362
Darker −30%#3C153D
Darker −40%#170817
More saturated +25%#C720CB
Less saturated −25%#8F5A91

Channel breakdown

R171
G61
B174
Red171 (67.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue298.41°
Saturation (HSL)48.09%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 3D · B AE

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