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Recognised as Colour

#AB8BD6

  • #AB8BD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB8BD6 is a violet with RGB values 171, 139, 214 and HSL 266°, 48%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB8BD6#AB8BD6
HEX#AB8BD6
RGBrgb(171, 139, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5451, 0.8392
RGB percentages67.1%, 54.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(265.6, 47.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 35%, 83.9%)
CMYK20.1%, 35%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,454
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#547429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A99D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8199D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A497A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 28.3Violet · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6D68B
Analogous#8B90D6, #D18BD6
Triadic#D6AB8B, #8BD6AB
Split complementary#D6D18B, #90D68B
Tetradic#D68B90, #B6D68B, #8BD6D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E2D6F1
Lighter +10%#C6B1E3
Darker −10%#9065C9
Darker −20%#7542B9
Darker −30%#5D3494
Darker −40%#45276E
More saturated +25%#A877EA
Less saturated −25%#AE9FC2

Channel breakdown

R171
G139
B214
Red171 (67.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue265.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.77%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 8B · B D6

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