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Recognised as Colour

#AB7FFD

  • #AB7FFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB7FFD is a violet with RGB values 171, 127, 253 and HSL 261°, 97%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB7FFD#AB7FFD
HEX#AB7FFD
RGBrgb(171, 127, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.498, 0.9922
RGB percentages67.1%, 49.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(261, 96.9%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 49.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK32.4%, 49.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,239,421
CSS custom property--colour: #AB7FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#548002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5297FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D96FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9997B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1FD7F
Analogous#7F92FD, #EA7FFD
Triadic#FDAB7F, #7FFDAB
Split complementary#FDEA7F, #92FD7F
Tetradic#FD7F92, #D1FD7F, #7FFDEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE3FF
Lighter +10%#CCB1FE
Darker −10%#8A4DFC
Darker −20%#691BFB
Darker −30%#5003E0
Darker −40%#3E03AD
More saturated +25%#AA7DFF
Less saturated −25%#B08FED

Channel breakdown

R171
G127
B253
Red171 (67.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue260.95°
Saturation (HSL)96.92%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 7F · B FD

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