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Colour

#AB47E8

  • #AB47E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB47E8 is a violet with RGB values 171, 71, 232 and HSL 277°, 78%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AB47E8#AB47E8
HEX#AB47E8
RGBrgb(171, 71, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2784, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.1%, 27.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(277.3, 77.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 69.4%, 91%)
CMYK26.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,225,064
CSS custom property--colour: #AB47E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#54B817

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#277AE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Tritanopia#A26B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E847
Analogous#5B47E8, #E847D4
Triadic#E8AB47, #47E8AB
Split complementary#D4E847, #47E85A
Tetradic#E85B47, #84E847, #47D4E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFF
Lighter +30%#E9CFF9
Lighter +20%#D4A2F3
Lighter +10%#C074EE
Darker −10%#961CE0
Darker −20%#7716B3
Darker −30%#591185
Darker −40%#3B0B58
More saturated +25%#B130FF
Less saturated −25%#A561CE

Channel breakdown

R171
G71
B232
Red171 (67.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue277.27°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 47 · B E8

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