Colour

#AB7DBB

#AB7DBB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB7DBB is a violet with RGB values 171, 125, 187 and HSL 285°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB7DBB

RGBrgb(171, 125, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4902, 0.7333

RGB percentages67.1%, 49%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(284.5, 31.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 33.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK8.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,238,843

CSS custom property--colour: #AB7DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#548244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F8FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AB8494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Orchid · ΔE 28 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9 Thistle · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DBB7D

Analogous#8C7DBB, #BB7DAC

Triadic#BBAB7D, #7DBBAB

Split complementary#ACBB7D, #7DBB8C

Tetradic#BB8C7D, #8DBB7D, #7DACBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE1F0

Lighter +20%#D6C0DE

Lighter +10%#C19ECD

Darker −10%#955CA9

Darker −20%#79488A

Darker −30%#5C3768

Darker −40%#3E2547

More saturated +25%#B764D4

Less saturated −25%#9F96A2

Channel breakdown

R171

G125

B187

Red171 (67.1%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue284.52°

Saturation (HSL)31.31%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 7D · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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