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Recognised as Colour

#AB3DBA

  • #AB3DBA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB3DBA is a magenta with RGB values 171, 61, 186 and HSL 293°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB3DBA#AB3DBA
HEX#AB3DBA
RGBrgb(171, 61, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2392, 0.7294
RGB percentages67.1%, 23.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(292.8, 50.6%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 67.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK8.1%, 67.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,222,458
CSS custom property--colour: #AB3DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15541WCAG 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 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#54C245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A66BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F72B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#AD5277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Purple · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CBA3D
Analogous#6C3DBA, #BA3D8B
Triadic#BAAB3D, #3DBAAB
Split complementary#8BBA3D, #3DBA6D
Tetradic#BA6D3D, #4CBA3D, #3D8BBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD3F0
Lighter +30%#DDACE4
Lighter +20%#CD86D7
Lighter +10%#BE5FCB
Darker −10%#883094
Darker −20%#64246D
Darker −30%#411747
Darker −40%#1E0B20
More saturated +25%#C21ED9
Less saturated −25%#945C9B

Channel breakdown

R171
G61
B186
Red171 (67.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue292.8°
Saturation (HSL)50.61%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 3D · B BA

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