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Recognised as Colour

#AB56CB

  • #AB56CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB56CB is a violet with RGB values 171, 86, 203 and HSL 284°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB56CB#AB56CB
HEX#AB56CB
RGBrgb(171, 86, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3373, 0.7961
RGB percentages67.1%, 33.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(283.6, 52.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 57.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK15.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,228,875
CSS custom property--colour: #AB56CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#54A934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3775CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#567DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A96A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.3Orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76CB56
Analogous#7156CB, #CB56B0
Triadic#CBAB56, #56CBAB
Split complementary#B1CB56, #56CB71
Tetradic#CB7156, #76CB56, #56B0CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F2FB
Lighter +30%#E5CBEF
Lighter +20%#D2A4E3
Lighter +10%#BE7DD7
Darker −10%#9438B6
Darker −20%#742C8F
Darker −30%#542068
Darker −40%#351441
More saturated +25%#B83AE7
Less saturated −25%#9E72AF

Channel breakdown

R171
G86
B203
Red171 (67.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue283.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 56 · B CB

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