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Colour

#AB83ED

  • #AB83ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB83ED is a violet with RGB values 171, 131, 237 and HSL 263°, 75%, 72%. 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

#AB83ED#AB83ED
HEX#AB83ED
RGBrgb(171, 131, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5137, 0.9294
RGB percentages67.1%, 51.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(262.6, 74.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 44.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK27.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,240,429
CSS custom property--colour: #AB83ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#547C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6497F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9E96ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 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 text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 23.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5ED83
Analogous#8390ED, #E083ED
Triadic#EDAB83, #83EDAB
Split complementary#EDE083, #90ED83
Tetradic#ED8390, #C5ED83, #83EDE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DCFA
Lighter +10%#C9B0F3
Darker −10%#8D56E7
Darker −20%#6F2AE0
Darker −30%#581BBC
Darker −40%#43158F
More saturated +25%#A771FF
Less saturated −25%#AF95DB

Channel breakdown

R171
G131
B237
Red171 (67.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue262.64°
Saturation (HSL)74.65%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 83 · B ED

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