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Recognised as Colour

#AB408E

  • #AB408E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AB408E is a magenta with RGB values 171, 64, 142 and HSL 316°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AB408E#AB408E
HEX#AB408E
RGBrgb(171, 64, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.251, 0.5569
RGB percentages67.1%, 25.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(316.3, 45.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 62.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 17%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,223,182
CSS custom property--colour: #AB408E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#54BF71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#465F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#66708Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B44361no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.5Purple · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Hot pink · ΔE 26.2Pale violetred · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40AB5D
Analogous#9340AB, #AB4058
Triadic#8EAB40, #408EAB
Split complementary#58AB40, #40AB93
Tetradic#AB9340, #40AB5D, #4058AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECCBE3
Lighter +30%#DEA6CF
Lighter +20%#D081BB
Lighter +10%#C25CA6
Darker −10%#86326F
Darker −20%#612450
Darker −30%#3C1632
Darker −40%#170813
More saturated +25%#C8239B
Less saturated −25%#8E5D81

Channel breakdown

R171
G64
B142
Red171 (67.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue316.26°
Saturation (HSL)45.53%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 40 · B 8E

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