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Recognised as Colour

#AB50AE

  • #AB50AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AB50AE is a magenta with RGB values 171, 80, 174 and HSL 298°, 37%, 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

#AB50AE#AB50AE
HEX#AB50AE
RGBrgb(171, 80, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3137, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.1%, 31.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(298.1, 37%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 54%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 54%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,227,310
CSS custom property--colour: #AB50AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#54AF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6278ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF5B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53AE50
Analogous#7C50AE, #AE5082
Triadic#AEAB50, #50AEAB
Split complementary#82AE50, #50AE7C
Tetradic#AE7C50, #53AE50, #5082AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDBEF
Lighter +30%#DDB8DF
Lighter +20%#CD96CE
Lighter +10%#BC73BE
Darker −10%#89408B
Darker −20%#663068
Darker −30%#442045
Darker −40%#221022
More saturated +25%#C930CE
Less saturated −25%#8D708E

Channel breakdown

R171
G80
B174
Red171 (67.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue298.09°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 50 · B AE

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