Colour

#AB73A5

#AB73A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB73A5 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 115, 165 and HSL 306°, 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#AB73A5

RGBrgb(171, 115, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.451, 0.6471

RGB percentages67.1%, 45.1%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(306.4, 25%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 32.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 32.7%, 3.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,236,261

CSS custom property--colour: #AB73A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

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

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#548C5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7181A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F88A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AF7785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 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 text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Thistle · ΔE 30.9 Medium purple · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73AB79

Analogous#9573AB, #AB7389

Triadic#A5AB73, #73A5AB

Split complementary#89AB73, #73AB95

Tetradic#AB9573, #73AB79, #7389AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3F7

Lighter +30%#E4D3E2

Lighter +20%#D1B3CE

Lighter +10%#BE93B9

Darker −10%#93588D

Darker −20%#73456E

Darker −30%#533250

Darker −40%#331F31

More saturated +25%#C757BB

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R171

G115

B165

Red171 (67.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue306.43°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 73 · B A5

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Colour values

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