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Colour

#AB6DD1

  • #AB6DD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB6DD1 is a violet with RGB values 171, 109, 209 and HSL 277°, 52%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB6DD1#AB6DD1
HEX#AB6DD1
RGBrgb(171, 109, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4275, 0.8196
RGB percentages67.1%, 42.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(277.2, 52.1%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 47.8%, 82%)
CMYK18.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,234,769
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#54922E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5684D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6788CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A77D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.9Orchid · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93D16D
Analogous#796DD1, #D16DC5
Triadic#D1AB6D, #6DD1AB
Split complementary#C5D16D, #6DD179
Tetradic#D1796D, #93D16D, #6DC5D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE1F6
Lighter +20%#D8BBE9
Lighter +10%#C194DD
Darker −10%#9546C5
Darker −20%#7A34A4
Darker −30%#5D287D
Darker −40%#401B57
More saturated +25%#B155E9
Less saturated −25%#A585B9

Channel breakdown

R171
G109
B209
Red171 (67.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue277.2°
Saturation (HSL)52.08%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 6D · B D1

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