Colour

#AB88EB

#AB88EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AB88EB is a violet with RGB values 171, 136, 235 and HSL 261°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AB88EB

RGBrgb(171, 136, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5333, 0.9216

RGB percentages67.1%, 53.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(261.2, 71.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 42.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK27.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,241,707

CSS custom property--colour: #AB88EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#547714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C9AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Deuteranopia#7399E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#9E99AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6 Violet · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8EB88

Analogous#8896EB, #DD88EB

Triadic#EBAB88, #88EBAB

Split complementary#EBDD88, #96EB88

Tetradic#EB8896, #C8EB88, #88EBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9DFFA

Lighter +10%#CAB4F2

Darker −10%#8C5CE4

Darker −20%#6D31DC

Darker −30%#561FBB

Darker −40%#42188F

More saturated +25%#A677FC

Less saturated −25%#B099DA

Channel breakdown

R171

G136

B235

Red171 (67.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue261.21°

Saturation (HSL)71.22%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 88 · B EB

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