Recognised as Colour

#AB7EBF

#AB7EBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB7EBF is a violet with RGB values 171, 126, 191 and HSL 282°, 34%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB7EBF

RGBrgb(171, 126, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4941, 0.749

RGB percentages67.1%, 49.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(281.5, 33.7%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 34%, 74.9%)

CMYK10.5%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,239,103

CSS custom property--colour: #AB7EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#548140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E90BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AA8696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8 Violet · ΔE 30.6 Thistle · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92BF7E

Analogous#8A7EBF, #BF7EB3

Triadic#BFAB7E, #7EBFAB

Split complementary#B3BF7E, #7EBF8A

Tetradic#BF8A7E, #92BF7E, #7EB3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE4F2

Lighter +20%#D7C2E1

Lighter +10%#C1A0D0

Darker −10%#955CAE

Darker −20%#794790

Darker −30%#5D366E

Darker −40%#40254C

More saturated +25%#B466D7

Less saturated −25%#A296A7

Channel breakdown

R171

G126

B191

Red171 (67.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue281.54°

Saturation (HSL)33.68%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 7E · B BF

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