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Recognised as Colour

#AB73FE

  • #AB73FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AB73FE is a violet with RGB values 171, 115, 254 and HSL 264°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AB73FE#AB73FE
HEX#AB73FE
RGBrgb(171, 115, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.451, 0.9961
RGB percentages67.1%, 45.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(264.2, 98.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 54.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK32.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,236,350
CSS custom property--colour: #AB73FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#548C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3890FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9A8FAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FE73
Analogous#7380FE, #F173FE
Triadic#FEAB73, #73FEAB
Split complementary#FEF073, #80FE73
Tetradic#FE7380, #C6FE73, #73FEF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8D8FF
Lighter +10%#C9A6FE
Darker −10%#8D40FE
Darker −20%#6E0EFD
Darker −30%#5702D6
Darker −40%#4301A4
More saturated +25%#AB72FF
Less saturated −25%#AE85EC

Channel breakdown

R171
G115
B254
Red171 (67.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue264.17°
Saturation (HSL)98.58%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 73 · B FE

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