Recognised as Colour

#AB8AD7

#AB8AD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AB8AD7 is a violet with RGB values 171, 138, 215 and HSL 266°, 49%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AB8AD7

RGBrgb(171, 138, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5412, 0.8431

RGB percentages67.1%, 54.1%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(265.7, 49%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 35.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK20.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,242,199

CSS custom property--colour: #AB8AD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#547528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7998DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F99D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A496A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.5 Violet · ΔE 29.4 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6D78A

Analogous#8A8FD7, #D28AD7

Triadic#D7AB8A, #8AD7AB

Split complementary#D7D28A, #90D78A

Tetradic#D78A8F, #B6D78A, #8AD7D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFE

Lighter +20%#E2D6F1

Lighter +10%#C6B0E4

Darker −10%#9064CA

Darker −20%#7540BB

Darker −30%#5D3395

Darker −40%#45266F

More saturated +25%#A876EB

Less saturated −25%#AE9EC3

Channel breakdown

R171

G138

B215

Red171 (67.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue265.71°

Saturation (HSL)49.04%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G 8A · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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