Recognised as Colour

#AB79C9

#AB79C9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AB79C9 is a violet with RGB values 171, 121, 201 and HSL 278°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AB79C9

RGBrgb(171, 121, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4745, 0.7882

RGB percentages67.1%, 47.5%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(277.5, 42.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 39.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK14.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,237,833

CSS custom property--colour: #AB79C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#548636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A8ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#768EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A88497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 25 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C979

Analogous#8379C9, #C979BF

Triadic#C9AB79, #79C9AB

Split complementary#BFC979, #79C983

Tetradic#C98379, #97C979, #79BFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE6F5

Lighter +20%#D9C2E6

Lighter +10%#C29DD8

Darker −10%#9455BA

Darker −20%#7A3F9D

Darker −30%#5D3178

Darker −40%#412254

More saturated +25%#B162E1

Less saturated −25%#A591B2

Channel breakdown

R171

G121

B201

Red171 (67.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)42.55%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 79 · B C9

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