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Recognised as Colour

#AB8AE2

  • #AB8AE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB8AE2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 138, 226 and HSL 263°, 60%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB8AE2#AB8AE2
HEX#AB8AE2
RGBrgb(171, 138, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5412, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.1%, 54.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(262.5, 60.3%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 38.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK24.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,210
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#54751D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9AE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#A199ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Plum · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Orchid · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 26Violet · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E28A
Analogous#8A95E2, #D78AE2
Triadic#E2AB8A, #8AE2AB
Split complementary#E2D78A, #95E28A
Tetradic#E28A95, #C1E28A, #8AE2D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6DCF6
Lighter +10%#C8B3EC
Darker −10%#8E61D8
Darker −20%#7038CE
Darker −30%#5A2AA9
Darker −40%#442080
More saturated +25%#A678F4
Less saturated −25%#B09CD0

Channel breakdown

R171
G138
B226
Red171 (67.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)60.27%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 8A · B E2

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