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Recognised as Colour

#AB67C2

  • #AB67C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB67C2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 103, 194 and HSL 285°, 43%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB67C2#AB67C2
HEX#AB67C2
RGBrgb(171, 103, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4039, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.1%, 40.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(284.8, 42.7%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 46.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK11.9%, 46.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,233,218
CSS custom property--colour: #AB67C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#54983D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A84BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AA748Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC267
Analogous#7D67C2, #C267AB
Triadic#C2AB67, #67C2AB
Split complementary#ABC267, #67C27D
Tetradic#C27E67, #7EC267, #67ABC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FC
Lighter +30%#E7D4EE
Lighter +20%#D3B0DF
Lighter +10%#BF8BD1
Darker −10%#9546B0
Darker −20%#76388B
Darker −30%#572967
Darker −40%#381B42
More saturated +25%#B84CDD
Less saturated −25%#9E82A7

Channel breakdown

R171
G103
B194
Red171 (67.1%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue284.84°
Saturation (HSL)42.72%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 67 · B C2

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