Recognised as Colour

#AB6FA6

#AB6FA6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB6FA6 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 111, 166 and HSL 305°, 26%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB6FA6

RGBrgb(171, 111, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4353, 0.651

RGB percentages67.1%, 43.5%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(305, 26.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305, 35.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.1%, 2.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,235,238

CSS custom property--colour: #AB6FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#549059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B86A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF7383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6 Orchid · ΔE 28.1 Medium purple · ΔE 30.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.9 Violet · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FAB74

Analogous#926FAB, #AB6F88

Triadic#A6AB6F, #6FA6AB

Split complementary#88AB6F, #6FAB92

Tetradic#AB926F, #6FAB74, #6F88AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F0F6

Lighter +30%#E3D0E2

Lighter +20%#D1AFCE

Lighter +10%#BE8FBA

Darker −10%#92558D

Darker −20%#72426E

Darker −30%#51304F

Darker −40%#311D30

More saturated +25%#C853BE

Less saturated −25%#8F8C8E

Channel breakdown

R171

G111

B166

Red171 (67.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue305°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 6F · B A6

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Tints, shades & saturation

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