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Recognised as Colour

#AB6FE4

  • #AB6FE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB6FE4 is a violet with RGB values 171, 111, 228 and HSL 271°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB6FE4#AB6FE4
HEX#AB6FE4
RGBrgb(171, 111, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4353, 0.8941
RGB percentages67.1%, 43.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(270.8, 68.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 51.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK25%, 51.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,300
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#54901B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B89E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8E46F
Analogous#706FE4, #E46FE3
Triadic#E4AB6F, #6FE4AB
Split complementary#E3E46F, #6FE471
Tetradic#E4716F, #A8E46F, #6FE3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F0FC
Lighter +20%#DDC5F4
Lighter +10%#C49AEC
Darker −10%#9244DC
Darker −20%#7925C8
Darker −30%#5F1D9D
Darker −40%#451572
More saturated +25%#AC5AF9
Less saturated −25%#AA84CF

Channel breakdown

R171
G111
B228
Red171 (67.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue270.77°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 6F · B E4

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