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Recognised as Colour

#AB8AAA

  • #AB8AAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB8AAA is a magenta with RGB values 171, 138, 170 and HSL 302°, 16%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AB8AAA#AB8AAA
HEX#AB8AAA
RGBrgb(171, 138, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5412, 0.6667
RGB percentages67.1%, 54.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(301.8, 16.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 19.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 0.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,154
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#547555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8892ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F96A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AD8C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dark grey · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AAB8B
Analogous#9B8AAB, #AB8A9A
Triadic#AAAB8A, #8AAAAB
Split complementary#9AAB8A, #8AAB9B
Tetradic#AB9B8A, #8AAB8B, #8A9AAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE3EB
Lighter +20%#D6C5D5
Lighter +10%#C0A8C0
Darker −10%#966C94
Darker −20%#785777
Darker −30%#5B415A
Darker −40%#3D2C3D
More saturated +25%#C471C2
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R171
G138
B170
Red171 (67.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue301.82°
Saturation (HSL)16.42%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 8A · B AA

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