Colour

#AB88CB

#AB88CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB88CB is a violet with RGB values 171, 136, 203 and HSL 271°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB88CB#AB88CB

HEX#AB88CB

RGBrgb(171, 136, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5333, 0.7961

RGB percentages67.1%, 53.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(271.3, 39.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 33%, 79.6%)

CMYK15.8%, 33%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,241,675

CSS custom property--colour: #AB88CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#547734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A792A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.5 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Steel blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8CB88

Analogous#8988CB, #CB88CA

Triadic#CBAB88, #88CBAB

Split complementary#CACB88, #88CB8A

Tetradic#CB8A88, #A8CB88, #88CACB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F2FA

Lighter +20%#DDCFEA

Lighter +10%#C4ABDB

Darker −10%#9265BB

Darker −20%#7948A5

Darker −30%#5F3981

Darker −40%#45295E

More saturated +25%#AC73E0

Less saturated −25%#AA9DB6

Channel breakdown

R171

G136

B203

Red171 (67.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue271.34°

Saturation (HSL)39.18%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 88 · B CB

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