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Colour

#AB3EE3

  • #AB3EE3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB3EE3 is a violet with RGB values 171, 62, 227 and HSL 280°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AB3EE3#AB3EE3
HEX#AB3EE3
RGBrgb(171, 62, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2431, 0.8902
RGB percentages67.1%, 24.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(279.6, 74.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 72.7%, 89%)
CMYK24.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,222,755
CSS custom property--colour: #AB3EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#54C11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2277DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4648Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9Dark magenta · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76E33E
Analogous#583EE3, #E33EC9
Triadic#E3AB3E, #3EE3AB
Split complementary#C9E33E, #3EE359
Tetradic#E3583E, #76E33E, #3EC9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0FD
Lighter +30%#E5C4F6
Lighter +20%#D297F0
Lighter +10%#BE6BE9
Darker −10%#941ED0
Darker −20%#7418A3
Darker −30%#541177
Darker −40%#350B4A
More saturated +25%#B422FF
Less saturated −25%#A25AC7

Channel breakdown

R171
G62
B227
Red171 (67.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue279.64°
Saturation (HSL)74.66%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 3E · B E3

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