Colour

#AB64FF

#AB64FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AB64FF is a violet with RGB values 171, 100, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AB64FF

RGBrgb(171, 100, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3922, 1

RGB percentages67.1%, 39.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(267.5, 100%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 60.8%, 100%)

CMYK32.9%, 60.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,232,511

CSS custom property--colour: #AB64FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#549B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#3188FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9A85A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8FF64

Analogous#646AFF, #F964FF

Triadic#FFAB64, #64FFAB

Split complementary#FFF964, #6AFF64

Tetradic#FF646A, #B8FF64, #64FFF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E2CAFF

Lighter +10%#C797FF

Darker −10%#8F31FF

Darker −20%#7400FD

Darker −30%#5D00CA

Darker −40%#450097

More saturated +25%#AB64FF

Less saturated −25%#AD77EC

Channel breakdown

R171

G100

B255

Red171 (67.1%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue267.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 64 · B FF

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Colour values

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