Colour

#AB48FF

#AB48FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#AB48FF is a violet with RGB values 171, 72, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#AB48FF

RGBrgb(171, 72, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2824, 1

RGB percentages67.1%, 28.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.5, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK32.9%, 71.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,225,343

CSS custom property--colour: #AB48FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#54B700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9B74A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.3 Dark violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CFF48

Analogous#5048FF, #FF48F7

Triadic#FFAB48, #48FFAB

Split complementary#F7FF48, #48FF50

Tetradic#FF5048, #9CFF48, #48F7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E1FF

Lighter +20%#DAAEFF

Lighter +10%#C27BFF

Darker −10%#9415FF

Darker −20%#7A00E1

Darker −30%#5E00AE

Darker −40%#43007B

More saturated +25%#AB48FF

Less saturated −25%#A95FE8

Channel breakdown

R171

G72

B255

Red171 (67.1%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 48 · B FF

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Colour values

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