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Recognised as Colour

#AB89F1

  • #AB89F1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB89F1 is a violet with RGB values 171, 137, 241 and HSL 260°, 79%, 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

#AB89F1#AB89F1
HEX#AB89F1
RGBrgb(171, 137, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5373, 0.9451
RGB percentages67.1%, 53.7%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(259.6, 78.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 43.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK29%, 43.2%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,241,969
CSS custom property--colour: #AB89F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#54760E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9CF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#719AEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9CB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3Orchid · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFF189
Analogous#899BF1, #DF89F1
Triadic#F1AB89, #89F1AB
Split complementary#F1DF89, #9BF189
Tetradic#F1899B, #CFF189, #89F1DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE4FC
Lighter +10%#CBB7F6
Darker −10%#8B5BEC
Darker −20%#6A2EE6
Darker −30%#5218C9
Darker −40%#3F129C
More saturated +25%#A67BFF
Less saturated −25%#B19AE1

Channel breakdown

R171
G137
B241
Red171 (67.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue259.62°
Saturation (HSL)78.79%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 89 · B F1

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