Colour

#AB57BC

#AB57BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB57BC is a violet with RGB values 171, 87, 188 and HSL 290°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB57BC#AB57BC

HEX#AB57BC

RGBrgb(171, 87, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3412, 0.7373

RGB percentages67.1%, 34.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(289.9, 43%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 53.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK9%, 53.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,229,116

CSS custom property--colour: #AB57BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#54A843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4573BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#607CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#AC6581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13 Orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68BC57

Analogous#7957BC, #BC579A

Triadic#BCAB57, #57BCAB

Split complementary#9BBC57, #57BC79

Tetradic#BC7957, #68BC57, #579ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E9F6

Lighter +30%#E2C4E8

Lighter +20%#CFA0D9

Lighter +10%#BD7BCB

Darker −10%#9040A0

Darker −20%#6F317C

Darker −30%#4E2357

Darker −40%#2E1433

More saturated +25%#BE3AD9

Less saturated −25%#98749F

Channel breakdown

R171

G87

B188

Red171 (67.1%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue289.9°

Saturation (HSL)42.98%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 57 · B BC

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