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Recognised as Colour

#AB6CC3

  • #AB6CC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB6CC3 is a violet with RGB values 171, 108, 195 and HSL 283°, 42%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB6CC3#AB6CC3
HEX#AB6CC3
RGBrgb(171, 108, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4235, 0.7647
RGB percentages67.1%, 42.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(283.4, 42%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 44.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK12.3%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,234,499
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#54933C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C81C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D87C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AA788Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Orchid · ΔE 17Violet · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84C36C
Analogous#806CC3, #C36CAF
Triadic#C3AB6C, #6CC3AB
Split complementary#AFC36C, #6CC380
Tetradic#C3806C, #84C36C, #6CAFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#E9D9EF
Lighter +20%#D4B4E1
Lighter +10%#C090D2
Darker −10%#9649B3
Darker −20%#773A8F
Darker −30%#592B6B
Darker −40%#3B1D46
More saturated +25%#B752DD
Less saturated −25%#9F86A9

Channel breakdown

R171
G108
B195
Red171 (67.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue283.45°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 6C · B C3

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