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Recognised as Colour

#AB70C8

  • #AB70C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB70C8 is a violet with RGB values 171, 112, 200 and HSL 280°, 44%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB70C8#AB70C8
HEX#AB70C8
RGBrgb(171, 112, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4392, 0.7843
RGB percentages67.1%, 43.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(280.2, 44.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 44%, 78.4%)
CMYK14.5%, 44%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,528
CSS custom property--colour: #AB70C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#548F37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F84CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E89C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A97D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 17.7Violet · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DC870
Analogous#7F70C8, #C870B9
Triadic#C8AB70, #70C8AB
Split complementary#B9C870, #70C87F
Tetradic#C87F70, #8DC870, #70B9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDFF3
Lighter +20%#D6BAE4
Lighter +10%#C195D6
Darker −10%#954BBA
Darker −20%#793A98
Darker −30%#5C2C73
Darker −40%#3E1E4E
More saturated +25%#B357E1
Less saturated −25%#A389AF

Channel breakdown

R171
G112
B200
Red171 (67.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue280.23°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 70 · B C8

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