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Recognised as Colour

#AB7EE8

  • #AB7EE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB7EE8 is a violet with RGB values 171, 126, 232 and HSL 265°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB7EE8#AB7EE8
HEX#AB7EE8
RGBrgb(171, 126, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4941, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.1%, 49.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(265.5, 69.7%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 45.7%, 91%)
CMYK26.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,239,144
CSS custom property--colour: #AB7EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#548117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6093ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A93E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A091A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.9Slate blue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Orchid · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBE87E
Analogous#7E86E8, #E07EE8
Triadic#E8AB7E, #7EE8AB
Split complementary#E8E07E, #86E87E
Tetradic#E87E86, #BBE87E, #7EE8E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3D5F7
Lighter +10%#C7A9F0
Darker −10%#8F53E0
Darker −20%#7327D9
Darker −30%#5C1FAE
Darker −40%#451783
More saturated +25%#A86BFB
Less saturated −25%#AE91D5

Channel breakdown

R171
G126
B232
Red171 (67.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue265.47°
Saturation (HSL)69.74%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 7E · B E8

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