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Recognised as Colour

#AB89D8

  • #AB89D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB89D8 is a violet with RGB values 171, 137, 216 and HSL 266°, 50%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB89D8#AB89D8
HEX#AB89D8
RGBrgb(171, 137, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5373, 0.8471
RGB percentages67.1%, 53.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(265.8, 50.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 36.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK20.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,241,944
CSS custom property--colour: #AB89D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 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#969696
Inverted#547627

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7797DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E98D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A495A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 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

Plum · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 26.8Violet · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6D889
Analogous#898FD8, #D389D8
Triadic#D8AB89, #89D8AB
Split complementary#D8D389, #8FD889
Tetradic#D8898F, #B6D889, #89D8D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E2D6F1
Lighter +10%#C6AFE5
Darker −10%#9063CB
Darker −20%#753EBD
Darker −30%#5D3296
Darker −40%#452570
More saturated +25%#A875EC
Less saturated −25%#AE9DC4

Channel breakdown

R171
G137
B216
Red171 (67.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue265.82°
Saturation (HSL)50.32%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 89 · B D8

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