Recognised as Colour

#AB72AA

#AB72AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB72AA is a magenta with RGB values 171, 114, 170 and HSL 301°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB72AA

RGBrgb(171, 114, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4471, 0.6667

RGB percentages67.1%, 44.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(301.1, 25.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 33.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 0.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,236,010

CSS custom property--colour: #AB72AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#548D55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E81ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C88A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF7787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 28.1 Medium purple · ΔE 29.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 32.1 Violet · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72AB73

Analogous#8F72AB, #AB728E

Triadic#AAAB72, #72AAAB

Split complementary#8EAB72, #72AB90

Tetradic#AB8F72, #72AB73, #728EAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F2F7

Lighter +30%#E4D2E4

Lighter +20%#D1B2D1

Lighter +10%#BE92BD

Darker −10%#935792

Darker −20%#734472

Darker −30%#533152

Darker −40%#331E32

More saturated +25%#C756C5

Less saturated −25%#8F8E8F

Channel breakdown

R171

G114

B170

Red171 (67.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue301.05°

Saturation (HSL)25.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 72 · B AA

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