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Recognised as Colour

#AB6DFF

  • #AB6DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AB6DFF is a violet with RGB values 171, 109, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AB6DFF#AB6DFF
HEX#AB6DFF
RGBrgb(171, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages67.1%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.5, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK32.9%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,234,815
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#549200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#258DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#418DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#998BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1FF6D
Analogous#6D78FF, #F46DFF
Triadic#FFAB6D, #6DFFAB
Split complementary#FFF46D, #78FF6D
Tetradic#FF6D78, #C1FF6D, #6DFFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6D3FF
Lighter +10%#C8A0FF
Darker −10%#8E3AFF
Darker −20%#7007FF
Darker −30%#5A00D3
Darker −40%#4400A0
More saturated +25%#AB6DFF
Less saturated −25%#AE7FED

Channel breakdown

R171
G109
B255
Red171 (67.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 6D · B FF

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