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Recognised as Colour

#AB3DFF

  • #AB3DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#AB3DFF is a violet with RGB values 171, 61, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#AB3DFF#AB3DFF
HEX#AB3DFF
RGBrgb(171, 61, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2392, 1
RGB percentages67.1%, 23.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(274, 100%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 76.1%, 100%)
CMYK32.9%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,222,527
CSS custom property--colour: #AB3DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#54C200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9B6F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.3Dark violet · ΔE 13Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 29.7Magenta · ΔE 29.7Medium blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91FF3D
Analogous#4A3DFF, #FF3DF2
Triadic#FFAB3D, #3DFFAB
Split complementary#F2FF3D, #3DFF4A
Tetradic#FF4A3D, #91FF3D, #3DF2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDD6FF
Lighter +20%#D7A3FF
Lighter +10%#C170FF
Darker −10%#950AFF
Darker −20%#7900D6
Darker −30%#5C00A3
Darker −40%#400070
More saturated +25%#AB3DFF
Less saturated −25%#A855E7

Channel breakdown

R171
G61
B255
Red171 (67.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue274.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 3D · B FF

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