Recognised as Colour

#AB77BD

#AB77BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB77BD is a violet with RGB values 171, 119, 189 and HSL 285°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB77BD

RGBrgb(171, 119, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4667, 0.7412

RGB percentages67.1%, 46.7%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(284.6, 34.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 37%, 74.1%)

CMYK9.5%, 37%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,237,309

CSS custom property--colour: #AB77BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#548842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D87C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#798CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AB8091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Violet · ΔE 27.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89BD77

Analogous#8877BD, #BD77AC

Triadic#BDAB77, #77BDAB

Split complementary#ACBD77, #77BD88

Tetradic#BD8877, #89BD77, #77ACBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBDEEF

Lighter +20%#D5BCDE

Lighter +10%#C099CE

Darker −10%#9655AC

Darker −20%#78438B

Darker −30%#5B3368

Darker −40%#3D2246

More saturated +25%#B75ED6

Less saturated −25%#9F90A4

Channel breakdown

R171

G119

B189

Red171 (67.1%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue284.57°

Saturation (HSL)34.65%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 77 · B BD

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