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Recognised as Colour

#AB8BA5

  • #AB8BA5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB8BA5 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 139, 165 and HSL 311°, 16%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AB8BA5#AB8BA5
HEX#AB8BA5
RGBrgb(171, 139, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5451, 0.6471
RGB percentages67.1%, 54.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(311.2, 16%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 18.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 18.7%, 3.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,405
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8BA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#54745A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B92A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9296A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.5Gray · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BAB91
Analogous#A18BAB, #AB8B95
Triadic#A5AB8B, #8BA5AB
Split complementary#95AB8B, #8BABA1
Tetradic#ABA18B, #8BAB91, #8B95AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE4EA
Lighter +20%#D6C6D3
Lighter +10%#C0A9BC
Darker −10%#966D8E
Darker −20%#795772
Darker −30%#5B4256
Darker −40%#3D2D3A
More saturated +25%#C472B5
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R171
G139
B165
Red171 (67.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue311.25°
Saturation (HSL)16%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 8B · B A5

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