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Recognised as Colour

#AB43B4

  • #AB43B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB43B4 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 67, 180 and HSL 295°, 46%, 48%. 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

#AB43B4#AB43B4
HEX#AB43B4
RGBrgb(171, 67, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2627, 0.7059
RGB percentages67.1%, 26.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(295.2, 45.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 62.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK5%, 62.8%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,223,988
CSS custom property--colour: #AB43B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#54BC4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E67B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5674B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#AE5475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CB443
Analogous#7343B4, #B44384
Triadic#B4AB43, #43B4AB
Split complementary#85B443, #43B473
Tetradic#B47343, #4CB443, #4384B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD4EF
Lighter +30%#DDAFE1
Lighter +20%#CD8AD3
Lighter +10%#BE65C5
Darker −10%#88358F
Darker −20%#64276A
Darker −30%#411945
Darker −40%#1E0C1F
More saturated +25%#C524D3
Less saturated −25%#916295

Channel breakdown

R171
G67
B180
Red171 (67.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue295.22°
Saturation (HSL)45.75%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 43 · B B4

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