Recognised as Colour

#AB8EA6

#AB8EA6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB8EA6 is a magenta with RGB values 171, 142, 166 and HSL 310°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AB8EA6

RGBrgb(171, 142, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5569, 0.651

RGB percentages67.1%, 55.7%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(310.3, 14.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 17%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 17%, 2.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,243,174

CSS custom property--colour: #AB8EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#547159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E94A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9498A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#AE8F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3 Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 19.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8EAB93

Analogous#A28EAB, #AB8E98

Triadic#A6AB8E, #8EA6AB

Split complementary#98AB8E, #8EABA2

Tetradic#ABA28E, #8EAB93, #8E98AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE6EB

Lighter +20%#D6C9D4

Lighter +10%#C1ABBD

Darker −10%#95718F

Darker −20%#795A74

Darker −30%#5C4458

Darker −40%#3F2E3C

More saturated +25%#C475B6

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R171

G142

B166

Red171 (67.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue310.34°

Saturation (HSL)14.72%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 8E · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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