Recognised as Colour
#AB79BC
- #AB79BC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#AB79BC is a violet with RGB values 171, 121, 188 and HSL 285°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#AB79BC#AB79BC
HEX#AB79BC
RGBrgb(171, 121, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4745, 0.7373
RGB percentages67.1%, 47.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(284.8, 33.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 35.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK9%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,237,820
CSS custom property--colour: #AB79BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#548643
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8ABC79
Analogous#8A79BC, #BC79AC
Triadic#BCAB79, #79BCAB
Split complementary#ACBC79, #79BC89
Tetradic#BC8979, #8ABC79, #79ACBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G121
B188
Red171 (67.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue284.78°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 79 · B BC
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