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Recognised as Colour

#AB85EC

  • #AB85EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB85EC is a violet with RGB values 171, 133, 236 and HSL 262°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB85EC#AB85EC
HEX#AB85EC
RGBrgb(171, 133, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5216, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.1%, 52.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(262.1, 73%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 43.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK27.5%, 43.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,240,940
CSS custom property--colour: #AB85EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#547A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6898F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F97E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9E97ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 23.4Violet · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EC85
Analogous#8593EC, #DF85EC
Triadic#ECAB85, #85ECAB
Split complementary#ECDF85, #93EC85
Tetradic#EC8593, #C6EC85, #85ECDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DDFA
Lighter +10%#C9B1F3
Darker −10%#8D59E5
Darker −20%#6E2DDE
Darker −30%#571DBB
Darker −40%#43168F
More saturated +25%#A673FE
Less saturated −25%#B097DA

Channel breakdown

R171
G133
B236
Red171 (67.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue262.14°
Saturation (HSL)73.05%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 85 · B EC

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