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Recognised as Colour

#AB44BF

  • #AB44BF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB44BF is a magenta with RGB values 171, 68, 191 and HSL 290°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB44BF#AB44BF
HEX#AB44BF
RGBrgb(171, 68, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2667, 0.749
RGB percentages67.1%, 26.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(290.2, 49%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 64.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK10.5%, 64.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,224,255
CSS custom property--colour: #AB44BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#54BB40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#226AC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5075BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#AC597Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.3Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Orchid · ΔE 19.1Purple · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58BF44
Analogous#6E44BF, #BF4495
Triadic#BFAB44, #44BFAB
Split complementary#96BF44, #44BF6D
Tetradic#BF6D44, #58BF44, #4495BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDCF3
Lighter +30%#DEB6E6
Lighter +20%#CD90D9
Lighter +10%#BC6ACC
Darker −10%#8A359B
Darker −20%#682875
Darker −30%#471B4F
Darker −40%#250E29
More saturated +25%#C025DE
Less saturated −25%#9663A0

Channel breakdown

R171
G68
B191
Red171 (67.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue290.24°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 44 · B BF

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