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Recognised as Colour

#AB4592

  • #AB4592
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AB4592 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 69, 146 and HSL 315°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AB4592#AB4592
HEX#AB4592
RGBrgb(171, 69, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2706, 0.5725
RGB percentages67.1%, 27.1%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(314.7, 42.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 59.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 59.6%, 14.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,224,466
CSS custom property--colour: #AB4592;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#54BA6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#67728Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B44965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.5Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45AB5E
Analogous#9145AB, #AB455F
Triadic#92AB45, #4592AB
Split complementary#5FAB45, #45AB91
Tetradic#AB9145, #45AB5E, #455FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD0E5
Lighter +30%#DDACD1
Lighter +20%#CF87BD
Lighter +10%#C063A9
Darker −10%#873673
Darker −20%#622854
Darker −30%#3E1935
Darker −40%#1A0A16
More saturated +25%#C927A1
Less saturated −25%#8D6383

Channel breakdown

R171
G69
B146
Red171 (67.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue314.71°
Saturation (HSL)42.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 45 · B 92

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