Colour

#AB40BE

#AB40BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB40BE is a magenta with RGB values 171, 64, 190 and HSL 291°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB40BE#AB40BE

HEX#AB40BE

RGBrgb(171, 64, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.251, 0.7451

RGB percentages67.1%, 25.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(291, 49.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 66.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK10%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,223,230

CSS custom property--colour: #AB40BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#54BF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A68C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E73BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#AD557Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3 Purple · ΔE 19.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#53BE40

Analogous#6C40BE, #BE4092

Triadic#BEAB40, #40BEAB

Split complementary#92BE40, #40BE6C

Tetradic#BE6C40, #53BE40, #4092BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EED8F2

Lighter +30%#DDB2E5

Lighter +20%#CD8CD8

Lighter +10%#BC66CB

Darker −10%#893398

Darker −20%#662672

Darker −30%#44194C

Darker −40%#220D25

More saturated +25%#C120DE

Less saturated −25%#95609E

Channel breakdown

R171

G64

B190

Red171 (67.1%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue290.95°

Saturation (HSL)49.61%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 40 · B BE

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