Colour

#AB78B8

#AB78B8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB78B8 is a violet with RGB values 171, 120, 184 and HSL 288°, 31%, 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#AB78B8

RGBrgb(171, 120, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4706, 0.7216

RGB percentages67.1%, 47.1%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(287.8, 31.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 34.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK7.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,237,560

CSS custom property--colour: #AB78B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.1 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#548747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7087BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8CB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AC7F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 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 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Violet · ΔE 30 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85B878

Analogous#8B78B8, #B878A5

Triadic#B8AB78, #78B8AB

Split complementary#A5B878, #78B88B

Tetradic#B88B78, #85B878, #78A5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E9DCED

Lighter +20%#D5BBDB

Lighter +10%#C099CA

Darker −10%#9657A6

Darker −20%#784684

Darker −30%#593463

Darker −40%#3B2242

More saturated +25%#BA5ED2

Less saturated −25%#9C929E

Channel breakdown

R171

G120

B184

Red171 (67.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue287.81°

Saturation (HSL)31.07%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 78 · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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