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Recognised as Colour

#AB4FB3

  • #AB4FB3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB4FB3 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 79, 179 and HSL 295°, 40%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB4FB3#AB4FB3
HEX#AB4FB3
RGBrgb(171, 79, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3098, 0.702
RGB percentages67.1%, 31%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(295.2, 39.7%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 55.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK4.5%, 55.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,227,059
CSS custom property--colour: #AB4FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#54B04C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F78B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AE5C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57B34F
Analogous#794FB3, #B34F89
Triadic#B3AB4F, #4FB3AB
Split complementary#89B34F, #4FB379
Tetradic#B3794F, #57B34F, #4F89B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDF1
Lighter +30%#DEBAE1
Lighter +20%#CD96D2
Lighter +10%#BC73C2
Darker −10%#8A3E91
Darker −20%#682F6D
Darker −30%#462049
Darker −40%#241026
More saturated +25%#C530D3
Less saturated −25%#916F93

Channel breakdown

R171
G79
B179
Red171 (67.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue295.2°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 4F · B B3

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