Recognised as Colour
#AB6EBD
- #AB6EBD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#AB6EBD is a violet with RGB values 171, 110, 189 and HSL 286°, 37%, 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
#AB6EBD#AB6EBD
HEX#AB6EBD
RGBrgb(171, 110, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4314, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.1%, 43.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(286.3, 37.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 41.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,005
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6EBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#549142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80BD6E
Analogous#846EBD, #BD6EA8
Triadic#BDAB6E, #6EBDAB
Split complementary#A8BD6E, #6EBD84
Tetradic#BD836E, #80BD6E, #6EA8BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G110
B189
Red171 (67.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue286.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.44%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 6E · B BD
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