Recognised as Colour

#AB6F9F

#AB6F9F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB6F9F is a magenta with RGB values 171, 111, 159 and HSL 312°, 26%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB6F9F

RGBrgb(171, 111, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4353, 0.6235

RGB percentages67.1%, 43.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(312, 26.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 35.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.1%, 7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,235,231

CSS custom property--colour: #AB6F9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#549060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E869Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B17280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3 Orchid · ΔE 31.2 Thistle · ΔE 32 Slate grey · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6FAB7B

Analogous#996FAB, #AB6F81

Triadic#9FAB6F, #6F9FAB

Split complementary#81AB6F, #6FAB99

Tetradic#AB996F, #6FAB7B, #6F81AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F0F5

Lighter +30%#E3D0DF

Lighter +20%#D1AFCA

Lighter +10%#BE8FB4

Darker −10%#925586

Darker −20%#724268

Darker −30%#51304B

Darker −40%#311D2D

More saturated +25%#C853B0

Less saturated −25%#8F8C8E

Channel breakdown

R171

G111

B159

Red171 (67.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 6F · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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