Recognised as Colour

#AB517D

#AB517D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB517D is a red with RGB values 171, 81, 125 and HSL 331°, 36%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AB517D#AB517D

HEX#AB517D

RGBrgb(171, 81, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3176, 0.4902

RGB percentages67.1%, 31.8%, 49%

HSLhsl(330.7, 35.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 52.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 52.6%, 26.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,227,517

CSS custom property--colour: #AB517D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16023WCAG 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 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#54AE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C667Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#74757Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B64D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16 Hot pink · ΔE 29.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1 Indian red · ΔE 30.3 Plum · ΔE 31.6 Light coral · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51AB7F

Analogous#AB51AA, #AB5251

Triadic#7DAB51, #517DAB

Split complementary#51AB52, #51AAAB

Tetradic#AAAB51, #51AB7F, #5251AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDAE4

Lighter +30%#DDB8CA

Lighter +20%#CD95B0

Lighter +10%#BC7397

Darker −10%#884164

Darker −20%#66304A

Darker −30%#432031

Darker −40%#210F18

More saturated +25%#CB317C

Less saturated −25%#8B717E

Channel breakdown

R171

G81

B125

Red171 (67.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue330.67°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 51 · B 7D

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