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Colour

#AB89EF

  • #AB89EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB89EF is a violet with RGB values 171, 137, 239 and HSL 260°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB89EF#AB89EF
HEX#AB89EF
RGBrgb(171, 137, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5373, 0.9373
RGB percentages67.1%, 53.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(260, 76.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 42.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK28.5%, 42.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,241,967
CSS custom property--colour: #AB89EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#547610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#729AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9BB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Violet · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDEF89
Analogous#899AEF, #DE89EF
Triadic#EFAB89, #89EFAB
Split complementary#EFDE89, #9AEF89
Tetradic#EF899A, #CDEF89, #89EFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE3FB
Lighter +10%#CBB6F5
Darker −10%#8B5CE9
Darker −20%#6B2FE3
Darker −30%#531BC4
Darker −40%#401597
More saturated +25%#A679FF
Less saturated −25%#B19ADE

Channel breakdown

R171
G137
B239
Red171 (67.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)76.12%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 89 · B EF

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