Recognised as Colour

#AB8ABE

#AB8ABE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB8ABE is a violet with RGB values 171, 138, 190 and HSL 278°, 29%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB8ABE

RGBrgb(171, 138, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5412, 0.7451

RGB percentages67.1%, 54.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(278.1, 28.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 27.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK10%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,242,174

CSS custom property--colour: #AB8ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#547541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8294C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8997BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AA909Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3 Thistle · ΔE 24 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DBE8A

Analogous#918ABE, #BE8AB7

Triadic#BEAB8A, #8ABEAB

Split complementary#B7BE8A, #8ABE91

Tetradic#BE918A, #9DBE8A, #8AB7BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2ECF5

Lighter +20%#DACCE2

Lighter +10%#C3ABD0

Darker −10%#9369AC

Darker −20%#7A5191

Darker −30%#5E3F71

Darker −40%#432C50

More saturated +25%#B173D5

Less saturated −25%#A5A1A7

Channel breakdown

R171

G138

B190

Red171 (67.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue278.08°

Saturation (HSL)28.57%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 8A · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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