Recognised as Colour

#AB4EAF

#AB4EAF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AB4EAF is a magenta with RGB values 171, 78, 175 and HSL 298°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AB4EAF

RGBrgb(171, 78, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3059, 0.6863

RGB percentages67.1%, 30.6%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(297.5, 38.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.5, 55.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK2.3%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,226,799

CSS custom property--colour: #AB4EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#54B150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#426CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6077ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF5A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7 Purple · ΔE 20.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52AF4E

Analogous#7B4EAF, #AF4E82

Triadic#AFAB4E, #4EAFAB

Split complementary#83AF4E, #4EAF7B

Tetradic#AF7B4E, #52AF4E, #4E82AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDAEF

Lighter +30%#DDB7DF

Lighter +20%#CD94CF

Lighter +10%#BC71BF

Darker −10%#893E8C

Darker −20%#662F68

Darker −30%#441F45

Darker −40%#210F22

More saturated +25%#C82ECF

Less saturated −25%#8E6E8F

Channel breakdown

R171

G78

B175

Red171 (67.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue297.53°

Saturation (HSL)38.34%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 4E · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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