Recognised as Colour
#AB53A3
- #AB53A3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AB53A3 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 83, 163 and HSL 305°, 35%, 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
#AB53A3#AB53A3
HEX#AB53A3
RGBrgb(171, 83, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3255, 0.6392
RGB percentages67.1%, 32.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(305.5, 34.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 51.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.5%, 4.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,228,067
CSS custom property--colour: #AB53A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 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: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#54AC5C
Colour vision & accessibility
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: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53AB5B
Analogous#8753AB, #AB5377
Triadic#A3AB53, #53A3AB
Split complementary#77AB53, #53AB87
Tetradic#AB8753, #53AB5B, #5377AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G83
B163
Red171 (67.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 53 · B A3
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