Recognised as Colour

#AB46A6

#AB46A6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AB46A6 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 70, 166 and HSL 303°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AB46A6

RGBrgb(171, 70, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2745, 0.651

RGB percentages67.1%, 27.5%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(303, 41.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303, 59.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 59.1%, 2.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,224,742

CSS custom property--colour: #AB46A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#54B959

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E66A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F74A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B1516Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8 Purple · ΔE 18.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Violet · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46AB4B

Analogous#7E46AB, #AB4673

Triadic#A6AB46, #46A6AB

Split complementary#73AB46, #46AB7E

Tetradic#AB7E46, #46AB4B, #4673AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECD1EB

Lighter +30%#DDADDB

Lighter +20%#CE89CB

Lighter +10%#C064BB

Darker −10%#873783

Darker −20%#632860

Darker −30%#3E1A3D

Darker −40%#1A0B19

More saturated +25%#C928C1

Less saturated −25%#8D648B

Channel breakdown

R171

G70

B166

Red171 (67.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue302.97°

Saturation (HSL)41.91%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 46 · B A6

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