Recognised as Colour

#AB87C2

#AB87C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB87C2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 135, 194 and HSL 277°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB87C2

RGBrgb(171, 135, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5294, 0.7608

RGB percentages67.1%, 52.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(276.6, 32.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 30.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK11.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,241,410

CSS custom property--colour: #AB87C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#54783D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D93C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8595C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A98F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4 Steel blue · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EC287

Analogous#8D87C2, #C287BB

Triadic#C2AB87, #87C2AB

Split complementary#BBC287, #87C28D

Tetradic#C28D87, #9EC287, #87BBC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2ECF6

Lighter +20%#DACBE4

Lighter +10%#C3A9D3

Darker −10%#9365B1

Darker −20%#7A4D96

Darker −30%#5E3B75

Darker −40%#432A53

More saturated +25%#B070D9

Less saturated −25%#A69EAB

Channel breakdown

R171

G135

B194

Red171 (67.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue276.61°

Saturation (HSL)32.6%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 87 · B C2

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