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Recognised as Colour

#AB8BBD

  • #AB8BBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB8BBD is a violet with RGB values 171, 139, 189 and HSL 278°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB8BBD#AB8BBD
HEX#AB8BBD
RGBrgb(171, 139, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5451, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.1%, 54.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(278.4, 27.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 26.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,429
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#547442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8495BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A98BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA919Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DBD8B
Analogous#928BBD, #BD8BB6
Triadic#BDAB8B, #8BBDAB
Split complementary#B6BD8B, #8BBD92
Tetradic#BD928B, #9DBD8B, #8BB6BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EDF4
Lighter +20%#DACCE2
Lighter +10%#C3ACCF
Darker −10%#936AAB
Darker −20%#7A5290
Darker −30%#5E3F70
Darker −40%#432D4F
More saturated +25%#B174D4
Less saturated −25%#A5A2A6

Channel breakdown

R171
G139
B189
Red171 (67.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue278.4°
Saturation (HSL)27.47%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 8B · B BD

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