Colour

#AB8ABF

#AB8ABF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB8ABF is a violet with RGB values 171, 138, 191 and HSL 277°, 29%, 65%. 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#AB8ABF

RGBrgb(171, 138, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5412, 0.749

RGB percentages67.1%, 54.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(277.4, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK10.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,242,175

CSS custom property--colour: #AB8ABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1

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

Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#547540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8294C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Tritanopia#A9919Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 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 text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 29 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5 Steel blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EBF8A

Analogous#918ABF, #BF8AB9

Triadic#BFAB8A, #8ABFAB

Split complementary#B9BF8A, #8ABF91

Tetradic#BF918A, #9EBF8A, #8AB9BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EDF5

Lighter +20%#DACCE3

Lighter +10%#C3ABD1

Darker −10%#9369AD

Darker −20%#7A5093

Darker −30%#5E3E72

Darker −40%#432C51

More saturated +25%#B173D6

Less saturated −25%#A5A1A8

Channel breakdown

R171

G138

B191

Red171 (67.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue277.36°

Saturation (HSL)29.28%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 8A · B BF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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