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Recognised as Colour

#AB8EDC

  • #AB8EDC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AB8EDC is a violet with RGB values 171, 142, 220 and HSL 262°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AB8EDC#AB8EDC
HEX#AB8EDC
RGBrgb(171, 142, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5569, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.1%, 55.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(262.3, 52.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 35.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 35.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,243,228
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8EDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#547123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#819BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A29BABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 28.7Violet · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFDC8E
Analogous#8E98DC, #D28EDC
Triadic#DCAB8E, #8EDCAB
Split complementary#DCD28E, #98DC8E
Tetradic#DC8E98, #BFDC8E, #8EDCD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DCF4
Lighter +10%#C8B5E8
Darker −10%#8E67D0
Darker −20%#7140C4
Darker −30%#5A31A0
Darker −40%#442579
More saturated +25%#A67CEF
Less saturated −25%#B0A1CA

Channel breakdown

R171
G142
B220
Red171 (67.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue262.31°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 8E · B DC

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