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Recognised as Colour

#AB4F78

  • #AB4F78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB4F78 is a red with RGB values 171, 79, 120 and HSL 333°, 37%, 49%. 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

#AB4F78#AB4F78
HEX#AB4F78
RGBrgb(171, 79, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3098, 0.4706
RGB percentages67.1%, 31%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(333.3, 36.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 53.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 29.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,227,000
CSS custom property--colour: #AB4F78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#54B087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6479no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#747476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B74A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.5Indian red · ΔE 28.3Hot pink · ΔE 29.6Medium violet red · ΔE 30.4Light coral · ΔE 31.6Rosy brown · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FAB82
Analogous#AB4FA6, #AB544F
Triadic#78AB4F, #4F78AB
Split complementary#4FAB54, #4FA6AB
Tetradic#A6AB4F, #4FAB82, #544FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD9E2
Lighter +30%#DDB6C7
Lighter +20%#CD93AD
Lighter +10%#BD7092
Darker −10%#883F60
Darker −20%#652F47
Darker −30%#421F2F
Darker −40%#1F0F16
More saturated +25%#CA3075
Less saturated −25%#8C6E7B

Channel breakdown

R171
G79
B120
Red171 (67.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue333.26°
Saturation (HSL)36.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 4F · B 78

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