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Recognised as Colour

#AB3EA3

  • #AB3EA3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AB3EA3 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 62, 163 and HSL 304°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AB3EA3#AB3EA3
HEX#AB3EA3
RGBrgb(171, 62, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2431, 0.6392
RGB percentages67.1%, 24.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(304.4, 46.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 63.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 63.7%, 4.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,222,691
CSS custom property--colour: #AB3EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#54C15C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3762A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C71A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1496Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17Orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EAB46
Analogous#7D3EAB, #AB3E6C
Triadic#A3AB3E, #3EA3AB
Split complementary#6DAB3E, #3EAB7D
Tetradic#AB7C3E, #3EAB46, #3E6CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC9E9
Lighter +30%#DEA4DA
Lighter +20%#D07FCA
Lighter +10%#C359BB
Darker −10%#86307F
Darker −20%#60235C
Darker −30%#3B1538
Darker −40%#150814
More saturated +25%#C821BC
Less saturated −25%#8E5B8A

Channel breakdown

R171
G62
B163
Red171 (67.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue304.4°
Saturation (HSL)46.78%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 3E · B A3

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