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Recognised as Colour

#AB4C8C

  • #AB4C8C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB4C8C is a magenta with RGB values 171, 76, 140 and HSL 320°, 38%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AB4C8C#AB4C8C
HEX#AB4C8C
RGBrgb(171, 76, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.298, 0.549
RGB percentages67.1%, 29.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(319.6, 38.5%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 55.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.6%, 18.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,226,252
CSS custom property--colour: #AB4C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#54B373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52658Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D748Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B44D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 25.3Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Purple · ΔE 28.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CAB6B
Analogous#9A4CAB, #AB4C5D
Triadic#8CAB4C, #4C8CAB
Split complementary#5CAB4C, #4CAB9A
Tetradic#AB9A4C, #4CAB6B, #4C5DAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD6E5
Lighter +30%#DDB3CF
Lighter +20%#CD90B9
Lighter +10%#BE6CA3
Darker −10%#883C6F
Darker −20%#642D52
Darker −30%#411D35
Darker −40%#1E0D18
More saturated +25%#CA2D97
Less saturated −25%#8C6B81

Channel breakdown

R171
G76
B140
Red171 (67.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue319.58°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 4C · B 8C

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