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Colour

#AB5DC4

  • #AB5DC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AB5DC4 is a violet with RGB values 171, 93, 196 and HSL 285°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AB5DC4#AB5DC4
HEX#AB5DC4
RGBrgb(171, 93, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3647, 0.7686
RGB percentages67.1%, 36.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(285.4, 46.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 52.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,230,660
CSS custom property--colour: #AB5DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#54A23B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4878C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#607FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Violet · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76C45D
Analogous#785DC4, #C45DA9
Triadic#C4AB5D, #5DC4AB
Split complementary#AAC45D, #5DC477
Tetradic#C4775D, #76C45D, #5DA9C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3FA
Lighter +30%#E5CDED
Lighter +20%#D2A8DF
Lighter +10%#BE82D2
Darker −10%#9440AE
Darker −20%#743289
Darker −30%#542464
Darker −40%#35173E
More saturated +25%#B941E0
Less saturated −25%#9D79A8

Channel breakdown

R171
G93
B196
Red171 (67.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue285.44°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 5D · B C4

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