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Recognised as Colour

#AB8EF2

  • #AB8EF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AB8EF2 is a violet with RGB values 171, 142, 242 and HSL 257°, 79%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AB8EF2#AB8EF2
HEX#AB8EF2
RGBrgb(171, 142, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5569, 0.949
RGB percentages67.1%, 55.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(257.4, 79.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 41.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK29.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,243,250
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#54710D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719FF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#769DEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5F28E
Analogous#8EA3F2, #DD8EF2
Triadic#F2AB8E, #8EF2AB
Split complementary#F2DD8E, #A3F28E
Tetradic#F28EA3, #D5F28E, #8EF2DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE9FD
Lighter +10%#CDBCF7
Darker −10%#8960ED
Darker −20%#6733E7
Darker −30%#4D18CF
Darker −40%#3C13A1
More saturated +25%#A681FF
Less saturated −25%#B29EE2

Channel breakdown

R171
G142
B242
Red171 (67.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue257.4°
Saturation (HSL)79.37%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G 8E · B F2

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