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Recognised as Colour

#AB8DC2

  • #AB8DC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB8DC2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 141, 194 and HSL 274°, 30%, 66%. 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

#AB8DC2#AB8DC2
HEX#AB8DC2
RGBrgb(171, 141, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5529, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.1%, 55.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(274, 30.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 27.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK11.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,946
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#54723D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8497C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A99C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A994A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4C28D
Analogous#908DC2, #C28DBF
Triadic#C2AB8D, #8DC2AB
Split complementary#BFC28D, #8DC291
Tetradic#C2918D, #A4C28D, #8DBFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1F7
Lighter +20%#DCCFE6
Lighter +10%#C3AED4
Darker −10%#936CB0
Darker −20%#795198
Darker −30%#5F3F77
Darker −40%#442E55
More saturated +25%#AE77D8
Less saturated −25%#A8A3AC

Channel breakdown

R171
G141
B194
Red171 (67.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue273.96°
Saturation (HSL)30.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 8D · B C2

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